The Great Pandemic Stress Test

How emergency forces innovation & one Italian scientist advanced our understanding of COVID variants.

Peter Weinberg, Biology

December 17, 2021

Biology is a spectrum

Dan Samorodnitsky, Senior Editor

November 30, 2021

The Genetic Lottery is a bust for both genetics and policy

Kevin Bird, Michigan State University

November 29, 2021

Urbanization increases risk for knee osteoarthritis, even in young children

Matthew Bomkamp, University of Florida

November 29, 2021

A newly discovered cryosphere-dwelling yeast stays alive by making ethanol

Mitra Kashani, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

November 29, 2021

El sur de Inglaterra alberga a una pequeña, pero prospera población de walabíes de cuello rojo

Maria Gatta, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

November 29, 2021

An Arctic Elegy

November 28, 2021

To find extraterrestrials, we have to think like extraterrestrials

November 28, 2021

Researchers can trace the family tree of individual mutations inside our cells

Malosree Maitra, McGill University

November 26, 2021

A butterfly's wings are the perfect mold to grow neurons on

Butterfly wings provide the right topography for nerve cells to grow, with an aim towards ameliorating hearing loss

Reinack Hansen, Materials Science

November 26, 2021

Even cities have their own unique microbiomes

Rita Ponce, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal

November 25, 2021

Research demonstrates speech-in-noise training helps children with auditory processing disorder

Stephanie Santo, Psychology

November 16, 2021

Deep sea bacteria use selfishness to their advantage

Sarah Brown, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

November 10, 2021

The screen you are reading this on is probably emitting volatile organic compounds

Kay McCallum, McMaster University

November 9, 2021

Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 improves mental health

Danielle Llaneza, Hunter College

November 8, 2021

Don't bank those seeds — some oaks can be "cryopreserved"

Christina Del Greco, University of Michigan

November 5, 2021

Male and female mice form memories of fearful events differently

Rita Ponce, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal

November 4, 2021

Psilocybin reduced depression symptoms as much as a leading antidepressant

Soren Emerson, Vanderbilt University

November 3, 2021

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The Origins of Life...Again
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What would an RNA molecule today have to say about the origins of life? We live in a world where cellular life is dominated by DNA, but this wasn’t always the case.
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The Human Pangenome
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When the human genome was announced as completed, it wasn’t. The “finished” genome was filled with gaps, and was not representative of humanity’s genetic diversity. Now, the job is being finished and the end is in sight.
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The Eclipse that made Einstein Famous
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Sir Arthur Eddington's observations of an eclipse in 1919 catapulted Einstein to fame
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This mysterious substance is accelerating the expansion of our Universe
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Join an Oxford cosmologist in an animated exploration of dark energy
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Naked mole rats and ant colonies have more in common than you think
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They both demonstrate something called 'swarm intelligence'

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