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.
Could growing vaccines in plants save lives?
Freezing bodies for the future
Growing human organs in pigs
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What happened to the beepocalypse?
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Did rats start the drug war?
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Stem cells give paralyzed man movement
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Brain implant gives quadriplegic movement
The real mother of dragons
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Beware the Frankenbabies!
Meet the artist and activist who wants you to erase your DNA