It's Mother’s Day! Here at ACSH, that means it's time to highlight how dedicated moms help mold their children into capable, ...

I get a lot of questions tossed my way, but I really liked this one: “You wrote a book with the title 'Better Not Burn Your Toast,' and I would like to know why not?” I was tempted to say, “Why don’t ...

As raw milk regains popularity, it is testing not only our taste for “natural” foods but also our ability to recognize and ...

This week’s readings reveal a hidden bridge between the mechanical and the biological, arguing that the "spark of life" and its most guarded secrets are often governed by physics rather than by ...

Washington is once again caught up in the politics of picking a Surgeon General. But after a year-long vacancy that hasn’t ...

Synthetic” and “natural” are largely useless terms. But not “semisynthetic.” It’s a real word that describes a critical ...

I’m bored” may sound like a problem to solve, but it’s an opportunity in disguise. In a world where screens and packed ...

My dog Juno seems to know a storm is coming long before the sky darkens. A sensitivity that feels almost supernatural. But ...

You can be religious or you can be scientific—you certainly can’t be both. That’s the framing many people bring to ...

How Restoring the Religious Roots of Spiritual Practices Can Heal Us explores how modern wellness trends often strip ...