These Are the Dogs Most Likely to Get Diarrhea
Speaking from personal experience; fewer things in the world are messier than a dog with the runs. New research out today reveals how often people will take their dog to…
Ed the Runaway Pet Zebra Finally Caught After Week on the Lam
The wayward journey of a runaway pet zebra named Ed has come to a dramatic close. Tennessee police nabbed the zebra on Sunday, just over a week after he had first…
Living Creatures Cast a Faint Aura That Stops at Death, Study Suggests
We often say that the light leaves a person’s eyes when they die. But it turns out all living organisms, including humans, emit a literal glow that extinguishes after death,…
506-Million-Year-Old ‘Mothra’ Fossil Shows the Weirdness of Early Life
A newly described creature from the Cambrian period is putting a bizarre twist on what we thought we knew about early animal evolution. Meet Mosura fentoni—a three-eyed, clawed, and flappy-limbed…
Scientists Are About to Try to Create Stem Cells in Space
Stem cell research is expanding beyond earthly confines. Scientists from Cedars-Sinai in California have partnered with the private company Axiom Space to help them produce stem cells aboard the International…
‘Better Drugs, Better Health’: A Human Genome Pioneer Talks About the Future of Genetics
Twenty years ago, the Human Genome Project officially wrapped up. It was a feat of collaborative science that took 13 years—from 1990 to 2003—and involved researchers from around the globe.…
In a First, Scientists Say They Created ‘Embryo-Like’ Structures From Monkey Stem Cells
Scientists in China this week say they’ve accomplished a first in bioengineering: creating embryo-like structures from monkey stem cells. The structures were implanted in surrogate female monkeys and briefly grew…
How Plant Quantum Electronics Could Make Better Renewable Energy
What if we could mimic how plants, algae, and bacteria harvest sunlight to create better solar panels? New research published Wednesday in Nature explores the molecular nitty-gritty of photosynthesis, and…
Genetic research has a whiteness bias. H3Africa is trying to fix it
African DNA is grossly underrepresented in genetic research, but a number of organizations have sprung up to address the problem.
No cows required: This startup’s lab-grown milk is identical to the real thing
The dairy industry causes monumental damage to the environment. To change that, this clever Israeli startup has developed a way to make real milk without cows