Meet the unsung aid workers who put their lives on the line during war and natural disaster to make sure the dead are treated…
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CRISPR technology could have momentous effects if it's used to edit genes that will be inherited by future generations.…
Although the rings of Saturn may look like a permanent fixture of the planet, they are ever-changing. New analyses of the…
Armed conflict in Syria has been a disaster for the area's cultural heritage. A displaced archaeologist describes what's…
Some treatments for neurodegenerative diseases involve inserting wires into the brain and zapping certain brain cells with…
High speeds, the threat of dangerous crashes, the excitement of the crowd – and the laws of physics on full display. A…
Mentally ill, white supremacist video game-playing men are pushing rates of mass homicide ever higher in the US? The real…
Almost all drugs are tested in living animals before human clinical trials. But most of the time what works in mice doesn't…
Space missions are dangerous. But when it comes to long missions, radiation may be the greatest threat to astronauts'…