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.
MIT’s new plant-based material could replace plastics 
Diamond-like starfish skeleton unlike any discovered in nature
Take a look at the deepest known squid, just found
Scientists use ultrasound to control brain cells in animals
DNA used to make the world’s tiniest “radio” 
New synthetic tooth enamel is stronger than the natural kind
New breed of pig will provide organs for human transplantation 
How slime molds can design efficient subway networks without human help
MIT’s new material is stronger than steel and as light as plastic