Category science

Dr. Neal Baer discusses a new book about the incredible promise and potential pitfalls of CRISPR gene-editing technology.

“Eugenics seeks to improve by eliminating the characteristics considered at a particular time and place to be disadvantages and to maximize those considered normal.”

A phenomenon occurring deep underground may explain how vast plateaus form far away from tectonic plate boundaries.

As parts of the U.S. sizzle and others flood, Extreme Climate Update looks at the perfect storm this creates for mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.

Scientists build a new light source for quantum communications by combining existing technologies together to create a stronger and more robust quantum signal.

Four thousand years ago, the world’s last woolly mammoth took its final breath. But the reason for that may not be what many scientists had long suspected. The last of this species lived on Wrangel Island. That’s off the coast…

Cosmic rays (noun, “KOZ-mick rayz”) Cosmic rays are high-energy particles that zoom through the cosmos. Most of these particles are protons. Others are proton-neutron clusters, or atomic nuclei. They race through space at nearly the speed of light and rain…

The Polar Ignite 3 Titanium offers a stylish upgrade to the mildly-received Polar Ignite 3, but does this fitness tracker deliver more than just good looks?

Height loss could be an early sign of a more serious health condition.

New evidence from West Papua offers fresh clues about how and when humans first moved into the Pacific