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CRISPR technology could have momentous effects if it's used to edit genes that will be inherited by future generations.…
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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'…
On the whole, results from psychology research studies don't support a direct connection between playing violent video…
Breast milk contains ingredients in concentrations that change over the course of the day. Researchers think milk is chrononutrition,…
Many articles describe the rise of superbugs - bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic drugs - as inevitable. But society…
Do children understand the lesson that if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours? Developmental psychologists suggest…
Have a cat who just loves to scratch? Declawing is a major surgery that comes with serious long-term side effects – and…
There's no way an independent assessor will be able to actually monitor how Facebook might violate or abuse users'…
What exactly is inside those red fire extinguisher canisters, and does it work better than water?
Scientists know the bacterium that causes Lyme disease has been out in the wild since long before any biological weapons…
A defender that can hold out while inflicting greater losses on its attacker can wear down an adversary – reducing the…