Adam Piore

As climate change triggers sea-level rise and extreme weather, even New York, one of the world's best prepared cities, may not be doing enough

The U.S. is coming after Russian oligarchs who hide their money in luxury New York real estate. But finding those assets won't be easy.

Explosive growth in "ultra-processed" foods that bear little resemblance to anything natural is behind a panoply of diseases. Policymakers are taking notice

The risks of COVID for kids may be higher than previously believed. But many parents are reluctant to get their child vaccinated—even as FDA approval seems imminent.

Psilocybin, the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms," is now undergoing clinical trials. If all goes well, treatments could be available by 2024.

Children's emotional health has been suffering since COVID. As in-person learning resumes, here's what science says about how kids—and adults—can bounce back.

The return to in-person learning this year comes with more anxiety than usual. Here's what three leading experts say about how parents and teachers can help.

Even as scientists race to develop booster shots and tweak existing vaccines to work against new variants to SARS2, they're looking ahead to future pandemics caused by entirely new pathogens from the same coronavirus family.

A new study on MDMA, or "Ecstasy," and PTSD patients shows the potency of powerful new treatments based on psychedelic drugs.

Biotech startups are trying to hack the process of aging and, in the process, stave off the most devastating diseases

The crypto-currency is once again on the rise, but this time it's not the little people who are driving the train, it's the billionaires and big banks.

Some expectant couples are hesitant about the vaccine, but they may be putting themselves and their babies at risk. Evidence increasingly suggests pregnant women are at greater risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms.

A rise in strange neurological symptoms such as psychosis, tremors, extreme fatigue, phantom smells, dizziness, and "brain fog" suggest that COVID-19 attacks the brain. The long-term implications are worrisome.

President Joe Biden needs to stop talking about "unity" and instead focus attention on "toxic polarization," says psychologist and mediator Peter Coleman, who advises the administration.

After a string of demoralizing failures, Alzheimer's researchers now think they're on track to deliver effective treatments. The big question: How soon will they come?

As the covid crisis fuels a surge in overdoses, scientists race to halt addiction at its source: the brain.

As a new COVID surge hits the Sun Belt, the quality of care in top hospitals in places like Phoenix, Jacksonville and Houston is likely to be far better today than it was for patients in early hotspots.

The COVID-19 pandemic will trigger a "tsunami" of suicides, drug overdoses, domestic violence and depression, experts say.

Doctors in ERs and ICUs are trying new approaches and using social media and email chains to help each other learn on the fly.

"The pace of the scientific research has been really at a breathtaking speed," says Angela Rasmussan, a virologist and research scientist at Columbia University. "It's unprecedented."

Growing up in adversity can take a big toll on health later in life—and perhaps even for future generations. Public health officials are beginning to act.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just a security problem. It's also a privacy nightmare.

There's a dark side to this wireless-driven revolution in convenience. The danger goes beyond hacking.

We just might be on the cusp of a mental health treatment revolution as researchers find that anxiety is a whole-brain phenomenon and proceed in identifying the complex neuronal circuits involved.

In an interview with Newsweek's Adam Piore, former White House Cybersecurity Chief expresses his concern for the U.S. during the 2020 Presidential Election because of previous Russian cyber interference.

Cyberhacking has become more prevalent in today's society due to the alleged infiltration of our voting systems by Russian Intelligence in the 2016 Presidential Election. Expert Richard Clarke explains how the U.S. will fare against cyberhacking in next year's election.

Gen Zs look for meaning

This year's college graduating class, raised by brooding cynics and witnesses to the economic collapse of 2008, are clear-eyed pragmatists.

Hudson Yards, the new Manhattan mega-development, has become the poster child for urban projects that critics say harm the middle class. Is it time to change course?

In the days before and after Parkland massacre survivors took their own lives, the father of a Sandy Hook victim gave a talk about brain health. He ended his own life a week later. Can brain imaging help identify people at risk for suicide?