Halloween, with its mix of the macabre and the playful, provides a moment to reflect on how closely life and death are interwoven…
Every cancer is different. Grouping cancer mutations by their structure and function could help make treatments more personalized.
Smart glasses like Facebook’s Ray-Ban Stories could be used to record you surreptitiously. If the company adds facial…
Viruses have gotten a bad rap for the many illnesses and pandemics they’ve caused. But viruses are also genetic innovators…
Many people are feeling the urge to quit Facebook. It’s not hard to do, technically speaking. It’s a good idea, however,…
Ivermectin has been a lifesaving drug for people with parasitic infections like river blindness and strongyloidiasis. But…
The James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch into orbit in December 2021. Its mission is to search for the first light…
New data suggests that lots of time on screens may even improve peer relationships. But the study comes with caveats.
Perseverance and its helicopter sidekick, Ingenuity, have been on Mars for nearly nine months. The duo have taken rock samples,…
Part of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for work modeling Earth’s climate using its chaotic, complex weather.…
Facebook users no longer see the site as a confidant. They’re struggling with how to deal with a messy codependence –…
The same dose of a drug can have varying degrees of effectiveness and safety depending on how well the liver can metabolize…
Researchers used an old theory on vibrating plane wings to study how fish swim so well. They were able to double the swimming…
Many features of proteins are analogous to music. Mapping these features together creates new musical compositions that…
People with HIV need to take daily medication to keep the virus at bay. A study has found that a new treatment combination…
For thousands of years, Native Americans left their artistic mark deep within caves in the American Southeast. It wasn’t…
Studies about warning labels aimed at protecting privacy raise red flags about Apple’s efforts to keep kids from sharing…
While online communities may not fully address the isolation LGBTQ youth face in-person, they can serve as an important…
Tesla crashes and the investigations that follow generate a lot of headlines, but the dangers of automotive automation are…
Scientists have a good estimate on the staggering number of stars in the universe.