The last decade has seen genetics and evolution grapple with its history; one composed of figures who laid the foundations of their field while also promoting vile racist, sexist, and eugenicist ...

When the Bering Sea freezes over, it sings. As wind and current shift, the ice crackles and moans, piping through the polar night. Among these moving giants rises St. Lawrence Island. Closer to Russia ...

A rapidly changing climate is expected to shift where species live. This will also alter human activities like agriculture and forest conservation, as the ranges of plant pathogens change. Scientists ...

In many species, not long after fertilization, the embryo implants into the uterus wall, preparing it for further development. In humans this implantation occurs at around day eight to nine after ...

For the first time, a type of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, called prime editing, has been performed in “mini-organs” to correct the mutation causing cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is thought to ...

Valerie Thomas retired from NASA in 1995 after three decades of work, and she left with a legacy as a trailblazing scientist and creative inventor. More than 20 years later, her contributions and her ...

To develop an efficient circadian rhythm test, the researchers invited 16 participants into their sleep lab. Over the next two weeks, the researchers took regular blood samples and analyzed them to ...

Such a cool study. Thanks for highlighting it Simon and also putting it in the context of existing gold standard, the ventilator. You bring up a great point about how ventilators require a lot of ...

After all these cogitations, the same question remains: was it worth all the money and, more importantly, all the animal sacrifice? Unlike space-bound dogs, surrogate pets and their spawn do not go ...

Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders; researchers estimate over 264 million people worldwide have the disease. And, between 10-30 percent of people diagnosed with clinical ...

One of the perks of having a window seat in an airplane at night is looking out at the lights below. All that bright light underneath is actually a form of light pollution, or excessive artificial ...

While the health effects of short-term exposures to nature remain unknown, the fact that numerous, diverse bacteria were able to transfer to humans after even a short time outside is a hopeful sign.