Meet Annie Easley, the barrier-breaking mathematician who helped us explore the solar system
Read now →She overcame life-long racial discrimination to complete a long and impactful career at NASA
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We worked with scientists in the field to explain how we’re growing meats in labs—and when you can eat them. It's your introduction to the next agricultural revolution.
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Join five scientists as they explain the research behind new psychedelic treatments for mental illnesses
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We've gathered a team of geneticists, biologists, and environmental scientists to bring you the most up-to-date report on the science, history, and safety of genetically-modified organisms.
An anonymous COVID-19 contact tracing app that warns you when your friends are sick
Read now →A different kind of contact tracing sounds an alarm when people in your social circle are falling ill
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The Republican tax plan would hurt students and young people. We can't let it pass
Read now →Making tuition waivers taxable would keep students out of the middle class the proposal claims to protect
Climate change is going to upset global food supplies and make Dust Bowl summers look tame
Read now →Yes, the IPCC report says it's that bad.
Should peer review stop being anonymous?
Read now →Prominent researchers can take the gamble, but junior scientists risk retribution
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Carl Zimmer explores the mysteries and contradictions of genetics
Read now →In 'She Has Her Mother's Laugh,' Zimmer reveals the lawlessness of our genes
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The lab-leak hypothesis for COVID-19 is becoming a conspiracy theory
Read now →To explain where SARS-CoV-2 came from, look at processes with scientific explanations and precedents
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Genes are like the cosmos: the more we discover, the more we have to explore
Read now →"I don't know how to keep the air in my chest thinking about the scale and size of the unknown"
Diabetes is a much stranger disease than I realized
Read now →We don't really know what causes diabetes, but it involves these misshapen proteins infecting each other
The NIH is turning the human reference genome into a pangenome
Read now →An interview with the creative team behind "The Human Pangenome"
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Genetically modified crops are way more common than you'd think
Read now →It's not just about what you eat – GM crops make their way into everything
Here's another study on the genetics of same-sex sexual behavior, with a lot of caveats
Read now →There are many, many more questions than answers
The protein Klotho could extend the life of the brain. Is that a good thing?
Read now →Klotho originates in the brain but the hype has spread worldwide
Science brawls, explained by a scientist
Read now →Here's what scientists are feuding about online this week
Climate strikers send a message: "Put your planet and its people over profit"
Read now →"We are supposed to be the 'leaders of tomorrow', but are being forced to become the leaders of today because our current leaders refuse to hear our cries"
What’s happening in Texas is climate nihilism
Read now →The disastrous blackouts are the government admitting they don't care if some people die
Charles Darwin, made flesh and tedious
Read now →A new book humanizes the legend, but few will want to read it
The water supply for billions of people is drying up
Read now →The cryosphere is melting, sea levels are rising, and oceans are acidifying, says upcoming IPCC report
Meet Stephanie Kwolek, the woman who gave us bulletproof vests and yoga pants
Read now →The long-serving DuPont chemist invented kevlar and contributed to spandex
Will genetic choice make sex obsolete?
Read now →Anyone hoping to shop for blemish-free, farm-to-crib babies with no diseases and a poet’s soul will be disappointed
Take CRISPR/Cas9 outside, use it like a hand-held search engine for wild genomes
Read now →Instead of little robots, using proteins as naturally occurring nanotechnology
The US is deporting scientists. I’m one of them
Read now →ICE is using COVID-19 confusion as cover to force immigrant scientists out
A tracker is keeping tabs on the Trump administration's assault on science
Read now →The Silencing Science Tracker has been compiling records since 2018
The Trump administration puts transphobic pseudoscience into law
Read now →They call it science but it's nothing of the sort
Sydney Brenner: the last giants of 20th century biology
Read now →Losing one of the heroes of 20th century science
These are the health effects of tear gas
Read now →Tear gas can kill, but exposure can also cause chronic respiratory difficulty and severe eye injuries for months and potentially years after
Remembering Katherine Johnson. A space scientist's life in pictures
Read now →A critical scientist for the space program, passed away today at 101
Apollo 11 brought messages from Earth to the Moon and then almost forgot about them
Read now →A gold olive branch, an Apollo 1 commemoration, and messages from world leaders were tossed off the lander's ladder
How is the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine delivered to cells?
Read now →RNA is fragile, and the bloodstream a hostile place for foreign objects. How does the vaccine actually get where it needs to go?
Conquistadors brought disease to the pumpkins and squash of the Americas
Read now →Cucumber disease, brought by invaders, jumped to native agriculture
Apollo 11 was just one space achievement of many in 1969
Read now →There was the Crab Nebula, Apollo 12, and more
Watch the July 2nd total solar eclipse here!
Read now →No matter where you are on Earth, you can stream the eclipse
Watch a Dragon launch towards the International Space Station today!
Read now →Takeoff is at 12:30PM EST. SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft is resupplying the ISS with stuff for new experiments and tech demos
Mars is hiding behind the Moon this morning
Read now →It's a twice-a-year occultation; like the eclipse, but it's Mars, and there's no shadow
A continuously updated list of bad genetics studies
Read now →Is there a gene for being a cat person? A dog person? A mean person? A selfish person?
The best science stories from around the web, hand-curated and eye-read by science writers
Read now →The week's not over yet but it's been pretty good so far