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[]Some people embrace running in the rain with open arms. Others prefer to play it safe by hopping on one…
NASA’s “mega moon rocket” is now scheduled to make its third liftoff attempt on Sept. 27, the US space agency…
The rare genetic disease cystinosis is caused by mutations in the gene for a protein called cystinosin. A team of…
In the summer of 1996 a small group of people met in northern California to share their experiences with intersex…
Illustration of the microglia induced AD microenvironment and mechanisms of regulating the metabolism of microglia through activating mitophagy. Credit: Yu…
Saplings of Endangered Q. Oglethorpensis at The Morton Arboretum. Credit: The Morton Arboretum For the first time, researchers have completed…
A sweltering mid-June day with temperatures topping 100 degrees spurred one of the largest livestock die-offs in recent Kansas history,…
Phenotypes of stamen in SlCMT4 mutant lines. Credit: Nanjing Agricultural University Recently, scientists from Shanxi Datong University and Chongqing University…
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic’s Florida Research and Innovation Center (FRIC) found that disruption of a cellular structure, known as the…
After more than a decade of development, NASA’s new moon rocket will finally attempt to shed the shackles of Earth’s…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Drought is one of the greatest threats to agricultural systems, resulting in unpredictable crop yields, declines…
Taken from Anna EscardÓ’s book Science Illustration: A history of visual knowledge from the 15th century to today, these images…
Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) — the transfer of lower intestinal fluids and microbes from one individual to another — is…
Smithsonian researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New…
Bright, uniquely colored songbirds are at higher risk of extinction and more likely to be traded as pets, according to…
NASA/MSFC Watch Artemis 1 is NASA’s test of its Orion capsule, Space Launch System rocket and the ground systems…
Nearly forty years of letters between the two scientists who co-developed the paradigm-changing Gaia hypothesis make for fascinating, humanising reading…
Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. After an exhausting day at the office, it’s hard…
Having short pre-video animations on YouTube about the tactics used to spread misinformation could help stop the proliferation of conspiracy…
Schwann cells are known to protect and repair nerve cells. Until now, however, it was not known that they themselves…
A new study has warned that irreversible climate “tipping points” are more numerous and close to being triggered than previously…
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The availability of rapid antigen tests has significantly advanced efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, but every new variant…
Lori Garver, NASA’s former deputy administrator, is famously opposed to reinventing the wheel. NASA, she has written, wasn’t created to…
Indiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80% of their educational time in general education classrooms scored higher on…
The current U.S. trajectory to decouple from China on clean energy technologies can harm national and global efforts to mitigate…
A “living vaccine” containing malaria parasites with key genes deleted has produced promising results in a small initial trial Health…
Long COVID—the constellation of symptoms that can persist long after an initial coronavirus infection—has been a source of fear among…
[]What is DOMS? DOMS stands for delayed onset muscle soreness. Without knowing it, it’s likely you and almost everyone who…