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.
What happens if scientists lose faith in their own research?
Using neuroscience to talk to people in a vegetative state
Your DNA is not the same in every cell
Could freezing your body offer a chance at immortality?
Scientists physically "transplant" a memory in snails
We found the oldest human virus: It's familiar (but weird)
Neuroscientists want to beam experiences directly into your brain
Scientists want to rewrite the entire human genome, from scratch
Scientists finally get a look at enzyme that protects DNA
These bacteria-eating sewer viruses are saving lives