Satellites like Landsat play a crucial role in helping cities prepare and respond to extreme heat, a leading weather-related killer.

The rituals around death have been changing in the US, particularly since September 11, 2001, an anthropologist explains in this podcast episode.

Analysis of the 10 years in which the US banned sales of assault weapons shows that it correlates with a drop in mass shooting deaths – a trend that reversed as soon as the ban expired.

Treating a potentially deadly pregnancy complication gets caught up in the abortion debate. A nurse-midwife explains why it shouldn’t.

Increasing green space in cities could have prevented at least 34,000 deaths from all causes over two decades, a new study shows.

New research helps explain why some octopus mothers die after laying their eggs. The findings point to the optic gland and cholesterol.

The United States has just marked one million deaths from COVID-19. But a new study suggests that the true count is closer to 1.2 million deaths.

Fentanyl’s wide availability in the drug supply has led to an increase in unintentional overdoses. While prevention strategies are available, limited availability stymies their use.

More Black men have been dying from sleep apnea than Black women and white people of both genders over 20 years, a new study shows.