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Prostate cancer screening can save lives but ‘absolute benefit is small’, study says

Although blood test reduces deaths by two for every 1,000 men screened, many could face unnecessary treatment Screening for prostate cancer with a blood test can save men’s lives, but the “absolute benefit is small” and many men could face...

May 15, 2026

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A classic psychology study on the calming effects of nature just got a massive update

Running a farm, pursuing a research career: what’s the difference?

The world is on track to miss its health targets

How Chinese short dramas became AI content machines

Atomic manipulation enters the mesoscale as 40,000 atoms repositioned in single crystal

DOJ accuses Yale and UCLA medical schools of discriminating against white and Asian applicants

Why isn’t alcohol seen as a public health emergency?

Opinion: I’m 73. I wish my pills wouldn’t keep changing colors and shapes

Opinion: Tributes to Craig Venter and the genomics race are missing something important

STAT+: Top U.S. officials pressured Germany to pay more for prescription drugs

Artemis III: The Mission That Has to Work Before Humans Can Return to the Moon.

Dark Matter May Have Left Its Fingerprint in a Gravitational Wave.

Nymphomaniacs and sex droughts: what I learned while studying women’s pleasure

It's Raining Stardust. It Has Been for Thousands of Years.

Genetic survey exposes flaws in widely used mouse models

Picturing Earth in a New Light

New Stroke Study Challenges Decades-Old Medical Beliefs

These Simple Plant Foods Are Linked to Lower Blood Pressure

Prostate cancer screening can save lives but ‘absolute benefit is small’, study says

Common Blood Pressure Drug Supercharges Cancer Treatment in Surprising New Study

Does the PSA test for prostate cancer save lives? New data reverse gold-standard findings

PSA screening for prostate cancer reduces disease-specific deaths, new review shows

Estrogen levels may dictate how the brain reacts to psychedelics, new animal study indicates

Galaxy Cluster Abell 2029 Had Violent Past, Chandra Reveals

U.S. Supreme Court allows mifepristone by mail—for now

Physicists Have Measured ‘Negative Time’ in the Lab

Antarctic Ice Reveals Earth May Be Traveling Through Ancient Supernova Dust

Red Wolves Went Extinct in 1980, but Their Ghost May Live on in the Coyotes of This Texas Island

We've Been Listening for Ten Years. Here's What We Heard

Key Magic Mushroom Ingredient Increases Laziness and Reduces Aggression

From childhood to adulthood, musicians show small but reliable advantages in sustained attention

Contact Lenses Using Tiny Electrical Signals Could Target Brain Regions to Ease Depression

This Home in Montana Is Infested with Snakes, Some Falling from the Ceiling — Here’s How to Keep Snakes Away

The Same Genetic Blueprint Develops the Faces of Birds and Mammals, So Why Do They Look So Different?

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

Men use "vocal fry" more than women, counter to stereotype

There’s an 82 percent chance El Niño will ‘emerge soon,’ NWS says

‘Golden rule’ in abstract art just discovered by mathematicians

Most Australia’s ‘Wild Dogs’ Are Actually Dingoes, DNA Study Finds

Researchers Solve 15-Year Mystery Behind Cancer-Causing Gut Toxin

We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus

NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network

This week in science: Sunscreen from fish, art and aging, and a sustainable marimba

Some plants have unusual genetics, which can help them weather cataclysmic events

Makary’s departure and Cassidy’s tenuous Senate seat

AI Retinal Scans May Help Predict Osteoporosis Risk Before Fractures Occur

One of the World’s Most Popular Weedkillers May Be Fueling Deadly Superbugs

Making snap judgments on dating apps hurts your own perceived value as a mate

A Cataclysmic Upswelling of Groundwater Carved This Channel on Mars

You fart 32 times a day on average. Scientists built this underwear to prove it