Scientific and expert opinion on the safety of candles is mixed. Here’s how to make the best decision for you.

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TIME100 Talks explored a crucial challenge: how to transform promising breakthroughs in science into real solutions.

The scientists believed that this could be because a messy room could increase anxiety, which makes it harder to go to sleep.

Art and science have often been thought of as two distinct disciplines. But artist Markos Kay doesn’t see it that way.

From a scientific take on screen time to nuclear war, a look at why we age to the future of our oceans, our writers pick ...

From nest-hopping to manipulating eggs, the bird world is full of family drama. Biologist Carin Bondar explains the wild side ...