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.
Search reveals eight new sources of black hole echoes
Scientists blow up their lab after creating strongest magnet ever
Inspired by kombucha tea, engineers create living materials
An ancient enzyme could supercharge photosynthesis
Mutations in 16 species reveal clues to human aging
Stanford scientists can control specific brain cells at a distance 
A shapeshifting volcano virus’s secret has been discovered
Silencing one gene with CRISPR boosts crop yields by 10%
CRISPR could create hypoallergenic cats