His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major Flaws.

Dr. Craig Towers was hailed as a hero for his research on detoxing pregnant opioid users. After he published a study that found naltrexone could help patients stay off drugs, addiction specialists started asking if his work was too good to be true.

They Rebuilt After Texas’ Devastating Floods. Then Their Home Flooded Again.

Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to take action that could have protected residents in flood-prone areas. That’s left Kerr County residents with difficult choices after two straight summers of flooding.

A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World

An updated view of categorization reflects the modern understanding that the nervous system is more of a prediction engine than a filing cabinet.

Tennessee helped usher in the nuclear age. It wants to lead the way again.

East Tennessee is betting its role in the Manhattan Project will put it at the center of America's efforts to create a nuclear renaissance.

Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There’s a Secret Blacklist of Journalists

When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a “list of people to disregard. ”

Even meteorologists are baffled by the Midwestern tornado season

More than 200 tornadoes have hit Illinois this year. Here's how the twisters form, and how climate change might be influencing them.

Living with drought has taught pastoralists lessons the world needs

Half a billion people draw on generations of knowledge to thrive on rangelands. Protecting their way of life could help us all.

Heatwaves intensify data centre crisis

Is the British Government mulling the use of data centre diesel generators to help balance heat-strained grid?