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.
Preparing for outbreak: Fighting the world's deadliest diseases
The snake milk king
How science is learning to admit mistakes
Science funding is wasting young careers. Here's how to fix it.
Training the body to fight off drug-resistant bacteria
Supercharging photosynthesis can grow 40% more food
Finding a new drug in one-third the time and one-thousandth the cost
Living drugs may be the key to beating genetic disease
How redesigning labs can demystify genetic science
Growing food with seawater