Public Health
Public Health
Biotech
Biotech
Gene-Editing Success Brings Pig-to-Human Transplants Closer to Reality
Evolution
Evolution
Fossil Reveals What Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Apes Looked Liked
Policy & Ethics
Nukes, Warheads and Guam: How Did We Get Here, and What Should Happen Next?
Sanctions won’t end ‘cold war’ with North Korea, but diplomacy is still on the table, one expert says
Public Health
Public Health
Trump to Declare Opioid Crisis a National Emergency
Biotech
Biotech
Gene-Editing Success Brings Pig-to-Human Transplants Closer to Reality
Evolution
Evolution
Fossil Reveals What Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Apes Looked Liked
Evolution
Evolution
Family Meal? Ancestral Humans May Have Engaged in Ritualistic Cannibalism
Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters
U.S. Biomedical Research Facilities Still Unprepared for Natural Disasters and Attacks
Climate
Climate
Climate Change Has Influenced the Timing of Europe's Floods
Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture
Resurrecting Ancient Beasts, a Mysterious Disease and Other New Science Books
Mental Health
Mental Health
Suicide Is Much Too Common Among U.S. Physicians
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Ever-Elusive Neutrinos Spotted Bouncing Off Nuclei for the First Time
A new technology for detecting neutrinos represents a “monumental” advance for science
Cosmic Map Reveals a Not-So-Lumpy Universe
Odd results could still be consistent with the Standard Model of cosmology
Sea Level Rise Is Speeding Up in Parts of the Southeastern U.S.
A combination of natural factors has driven the rise, but climate change has exacerbated the problem
Fossil Reveals What Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Apes Looked Liked
The 13-million-year-old infant skull may have resembled a baby gibbon
A Partial Eclipse Is Interesting; a Total Eclipse Is Mind-Blowing
Photos don’t do it justice—it’s perhaps the most spectacular natural phenomenon you’ll ever see
Richard Dawkins Offers Advice for Donald Trump, and Other Wisdom
The biologist and atheist, whose latest book was released this week, talks about the reliability of science, artificial intelligence, religion and the president
Special Report
The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017
Space
Millions of people will view this spectacular event in person. Will you be one of them?
Infographic of the Week
Videos
Perching Drone Clings to Walls
This fixed wing drone copies a bird to land on vertical surfaces and lift off again.
