Science

Model human embryo, created from stem cells, survives past two weeks
A model human embryo capable of developing past day 14 could revolutionize our understanding of human development.
How years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western megafires of today
The current approach to fire management poses unnecessarily high stakes for forests. Here’s why fighting every fire does more harm than good.
Record-breaking amount of Earth’s mantle drilled out of ocean floor
Scientists aboard the JOIDES Resolution have retrieved “a staggering” amount of mantle rock from below the ocean floor.
Yale team partially revives dead pig organs an hour after death
This fermented cooking oil could replace vegetable oil 
How will humans change in the next 10,000 years?
What your weed label really means 
Harvard scientists closer to solving centuries-old heart mystery
Crows are self-aware just like us, says new study
Archaeologists identify contents of ancient Mayan drug containers 
New discoveries are rewriting the rulebook for regenerating limbs 
Why Einstein is a “peerless genius” and Hawking is an “ordinary genius”
Artificial photosynthesis lets us grow plants in total darkness