“I tell my students that I think we’re on the cusp of having the best opportunity to improve food security since the Green Revolution,” says Stuart Smyth, a professor with the University of Saskatchew...

A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.

A cave in New Zealand has yielded fossils from a lost ecosystem that existed about 1 million years ago, including a possible flying ancestor of the kākāpō. The discovery reveals that volcanoes and cli...

A planned EO that would have greatly enhanced White House influence over grants at the NIH is “looking dead,” a source said.

A Minneapolis food-tech startup is using CRISPR to strip peanuts of the proteins that trigger allergic reactions, aiming to return the banned snack to

resident Donald Trump has ordered a reduction in childhood vaccines — publicly faulting the shots for an increase in autism cases — even as the nation’s

Most trees retire after a few centuries. This ancient olive seems to have missed the memo, and it’s not the only one.

Researchers identify a genetic mechanism that coordinates flower development and fruit formation, paving the way toward tomato varieties with more

After the departure of thousands of federal workers, rural communities report problems obtaining loans, grants, technical assistance and support for infrastructure and other services.

n June 3, a three-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, was found with fly larvae feeding on a wound. While the calf recovered, the case reopened a

hen CRISPR technology first hit the scene in 2012, many saw its promise in tackling stubborn genetic diseases in humans. Yet this gene-editing technique

Lactation granola sold nationwide is being recalled after a supplier notified the company that a product containing an ingredient also used in the granola tested positive for salmonella.

Just north of Park City, the bubbling McLeod Creek has become the focus of Utah and federal officials' hopes of finding low-tech ways to combat drought and wildfires. Here's what they're seeing.

Peruvian authorities have intensified efforts against illegal gold mining in the Amazon's Madre de Dios region.

How the climate catastrophist horseshoe could become a self-fulfilling prophecy

A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.

Randy Olson shows how to create an optimized road trip that visits the U.S. National Parks.

Numerous studies have shown that separating childhood jabs will delay protection and increase costs for families.

Initial risk assessments of genetically modified (GM) crops began in the early 1990 s, focusing on herbicide tolerance and insect resistance, with approvals by the mid-1990s. These assessments comp...

Neanderthals in Spain selected, shaped, and reused animal bones to make stone tools more than 70,000 years ago.

Reading may reportedly be in crisis, but the personal pan pizza is forever.

Wouldn't it be great if we could make a material we need for batteries by pulling carbon dioxide right out of the air? It almost sounds too good to be true, but chemists have found a way.

A Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce has many Americans wondering whether it's still safe to eat leafy greens. We asked UC Davis food safety expert Erin DiCaprio what consumers should actually know...

Flu season is inevitable. This year’s could be better.

Premium toppings, extravagant presentations and supersize varieties are pushing hot dogs into the realm of haute cuisine.

The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.

A study from the University of Glasgow tested the assumption those who died from COVID-19 would have died soon regardless of contracting the infection.

One of the most iconic visual representations in biological science is the double helix – the twisting, twin-stranded ladder that defines the shape of DNA molecules.

In 1847, the British company J.S. Fry & Sons unveiled a new product: a solid block of cocoa powder, sugar and cocoa butter. While people had sipped on chocolate beverages for thousands of years, c

Researchers have created what they say may count as the first synthetic cell, and have started a public benefit corporation to share the technology with

Despite objections by some activist groups, it is ethical to drive at least some pest species to extinction.

Parents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation reveals

With ticks, we’ve barely begun to fight back. The longer we wait, the more territory they will claim across both our geographic and psychic maps.

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

Two Iranian teenagers were just executed for opening their doors to fleeing protesters. They are only the latest victims of a regime that uses the world’s distractions to carry out mass killing, write...

Why Homer chose a wild fig to save Odysseus — and why that choice still matters

When a rodent died thousands of years ago, bees discovered its empty tooth sockets and turned them into real estate—repeatedly remodeling the same microscopic apartments across millennia.

The computer-designed vaccine aims to protect against coronaviruses that haven't yet emerged, including pandemic threats

More than 3,000 solar panels power Jack’s Solar Garden, cool the land and help it turn a profitThe Guardian receives support for visual climate coverage from the Outrider Foundation. The Guardian’s co...

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Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of 7,000-year-old fish traps in the mountains of southern Norway, indicating that fish were intentionally introduced to upland lakes by Mesolithic hunter-fish...

President Donald Trump gutted the Bears Ears National Monument, which was originally proposed by five tribes. He also disbanded the Bears Ears Commission, a model for tribal co-management of federal l...

A strong consensus among scientific and government agencies around the world says that glyphosate poses no risk to human health when used as directed.

New immunotherapies, cancer vaccines, and early diagnostics will bend the cancer mortality curve ever downward.

The native plant movement gets a lot right, but there’s so much more to consider.

Groundbreaking research led by a Swansea University academic has revealed a synthetic glycosystem - a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle - that can block Covid-19 from infecting human cells, reducing i...

A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high cholesterol to a rare muscular disorder.

DNA preservation on cave walls is highly variable, but scientists say their work is an important step on the path toward gaining a deeper understanding of our creative ancestors