Beyond de-extinction and dire wolves, gene editing can help today’s endangered species
A legal scholar with a Ph.D. in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals that…
A legal scholar with a Ph.D. in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals that…
Missile defense systems are nothing new. History shows that even if they work as advertised – a big if – they’re a…
In the 19th century, astronomers could see Mars through telescopes, but not clearly. Some used their imaginations to fill…
The first Trump administration also used words like ‘transparency,’ ‘reproducibility’ and ‘uncertainty’ −…
How do you ensure scientific research can be trusted? The concept of reproducibility can help.
Every piece of personal data about you has inherent value. As long as there are customers clamoring for that data, breaches…
Instant evaluations narrow your perspective and limit your mind’s potential to connect and engage with other aspects of…
Your brain processes the pleasure of everyday behaviors like eating and drinking similarly to the pleasure of using drugs.…
Left and right brains hear speech differently, yet how this divide forms was unclear − until mouse studies showed each…
Vibe coding is a buzzy phrase that describes using AI language tools to write software. You enter a natural language phrase…
Under the proposed budget, several major projects, such as the Mars Sample Return and the Space Launch System, would face…
Miller moths migrate through the state every summer and are sometimes considered to be a pest.
Some say Latin names are elitist and incomprehensible, but they started out as a way to be inclusive.
Even the best batteries fall far short of animal metabolism for energy storage. Fueling robots with ‘food’ could narrow…
When it comes to drying out your drenched device, problematic myths about liquid protection and repair make it hard to separate…
As NASA rolls out more powerful telescopes in the future, scientists will need a way to determine where to point them. A…
The losses include millions of dollars the NIH has already spent on research that will no longer generate results, and the…
Today, people use complex computing networks to search for prime numbers with millions of digits. But early mathematicians…
Figuring out whether de-extinction is possible is as much a technical puzzle as a philosophical one. Add two kinds of DNA…
A new archaeological study finds early evidence of white-tailed deer declines in the 17th century, likely driven by the…