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Frances Arnold, the CalTech scientist who shared the 2018 Prize in Chemistry, says evolution can show us how to solve problems of sustainability. | Continue reading
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Though we might be drawn to people who have physical commonalities with us and therefore our parents, findings say this claim is far from scientific | Continue reading
Parents can use a digital tool at home to detect fluid behind the eardrum | Continue reading
An investigation into one of the biggest misconceptions in male fertility | Continue reading
Atmospheric carbon dioxide recently reached 415 parts per million for the first time | Continue reading
New study suggests that early screening may benefit some children | Continue reading
Growing up in a home filled with books enhances enhances intellectual capacity in later life, even if you don't read them all. | Continue reading
A controversial theory holds that one immunization, given properly, can protect against many diseases besides its target | Continue reading
New research seeks to improve the effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles in search and rescue operations | Continue reading
A prototype detects whom you are listening to and amplifies only that speaker’s voice; a potential solution to the “cocktail party problem” | Continue reading
The Chang’e-4 mission appears to have found material excavated from a frozen magma ocean far below the lunar surface | Continue reading
The oil and gas giant aims to help the National Renewable Energy Laboratory scale up cleaner forms of energy | Continue reading
A study finds that kids, especially daughters, are effective at teaching their parents about climate issues. | Continue reading
We now have unprecedented amounts of information on our own genetics, thanks to at-home DNA testing kits. But what does all of this information do to us? | Continue reading
The detection of this radioactive relic of nuclear weapons tests in a remote environment shows humanity’s far-reaching environmental impact | Continue reading
Blocking an immune-related molecule lodged in blood vessels stops memory loss | Continue reading
Ammonia from penguin poop gets carried on Antarctic winds, fertilizing mosses and lichens as far as a mile away. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Plastic pollution, including tiny bits known as microplastic, permeate the environment, posing a threat to human and planetary health | Continue reading
Daimler AG’s announcement drew praise, as well as criticism it is not ambitious enough | Continue reading
Blocking an immune-related protein lodged in blood vessels reverses cognitive decline | Continue reading
In a hydration-obsessed culture, people can and do drink themselves to death. | Continue reading
Researchers combined laboratory and simulated experiments on 3-D-printed wings to find the ideal wing shape | Continue reading
The residue of ancient urine can reveal the presence of early, stationary herder-farmer communities. | Continue reading
Floods come faster, last longer and are less predictable than in the past | Continue reading
Moonquakes still shake and reshape the lunar surface in ways that could threaten future astronauts and habitats | Continue reading
Plans for thousands of new communications satellites would revolutionize global telecommunications but also raise risks of disaster in Earth orbit | Continue reading
Get-Fit Guy interviews neuroscientist Dr. Bob Schafer to learn how habits and mindfulness can improve our training | Continue reading
Environmental advocates are troubled by statements EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler made at a gathering of environment ministers | Continue reading
The spacecraft could ferry astronauts to the moon’s surface as early as 2024 | Continue reading
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés is pushing internal action as well as changes within the U.N. | Continue reading
In the past, measles outbreaks have been brought under control with vaccines, but the dynamic may be shifting | Continue reading
This feedback poses major concerns for Western water resources and wildfire risk | Continue reading
We can “nudge” our way toward a healthier planet | Continue reading
Nutrition Diva explains how eating more fiber can (and can’t) help you manage your weight and which foods to choose | Continue reading
A new study suggests primordial seawater may lurk hidden at the hearts of many comets | Continue reading
By dampening the energy of waves, coral reefs protect coastal cities from flooding damage and other economic losses. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Republican efforts to dismantle U.S. health care unfairly target one gender | Continue reading
A large-scale study shows that weight gain in rural areas is the main factor currently driving the obesity epidemic | Continue reading
On its own, the neural network seems to recap a process experienced by human infants | Continue reading
An evaluation of U.S. health security finds only modest improvement in recent years | Continue reading
A new study adds to growing evidence that immune system dysfunction and altered gut microbes may contribute to the development of eating disorders | Continue reading
Changes to El Niño influence precipitation and temperature patterns around the globe | Continue reading
Waste dumps are the third-largest emitters of methane in the U.S. and release other harmful pollutants | Continue reading
Taking birth control pills might have broad, unintended, and even surprising side-effects | Continue reading