Cancer screening and smoking cessation have saved nearly 6 million lives
Nearly 6 million deaths from five common cancers could be avoided through prevention, early detection and better treatments, a […]
Environment
Genetics
This marine biologist discovered a unique blue whale population in Sri Lanka
The whales changed the course of Asha de Vos’ career. Sri Lanka’s marine biologist was on board a research
Genetics
Exploiting a genetic trait in potatoes could cut fertilizer needs
Potatoes are the third most consumed food worldwide and a delicious snack. But modern farm potatoes require large amounts
Environment
Humans have associated emotions with the same body parts for 3,000 years
Have you ever felt like there was a pit in your stomach? What about a heartbeat? It turns out
Physics
How did dark matter form the universe? This physicist has ideas
At the age of 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how
Genetics
Meet Chonkus, the mutant cyanobacterium that could help sink climate change
Stand back, ordinary ocean-dwelling, oxygen-releasing organisms: There’s a fat, green new mutant in town. And the mighty UTEX 3222
Environment
Ancient Central Americans built a massive fishing system
Beginning about 4,000 years ago, an elaborate fishing system fed the growing human population in the Central American lowlands,
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The 2024 eclipse provided a rare view of the sun. Here’s a look at the early data
WASHINGTON, DC — Scientists threw everything they had into the sky during the solar eclipse that engulfed much of
Physics
This light-based engineer’s computers take inspiration from the brain
Bhavin Shastri still gets excited when he sees a laser pointer and has been fascinated by them since he
Genetics
Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are expanding rapidly
People are flocking to the threshold of nature and the territory of fire. Homes built where human development meets