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.
A regulatory fight is brewing over experimental stem cell therapies
The future of sports and human performance
The experimental procedure that can reverse blindness
Series| Superhuman
Reversing blindness
Could your brain regenerate like skin?
The drug detecting napkin
Meet the man with the most advanced prosthetic arm in the world
How to rebuild a broken brain
Conor Russomanno on exploring our limits
Series| Superhuman
Open sourcing the brain