Revolutionary techniques using traces of environmental DNA are analyzing entire ecosystems “from microbes to whales”

Alejandro Arteaga’s efforts to identify and protect tropical reptiles and amphibians have entangled him in controversy

Alejandro Arteaga’s efforts to identify and protect tropical reptiles and amphibians have entangled him in controversy

Hany Farid, who's spent his career building tools to detect fake images, is facing his biggest challenge yet: AI

Germany and Brazil reach agreement over controversial spinosaurid fossil, heralding new collaboration between the two nations

Germany and Brazil reach agreement over controversial fossil, heralding new collaboration between the two nations

Germany and Brazil reach agreement over controversial spinosaurid fossil, heralding new collaboration between the two nations

“Editors were hungry for these stories from the Global South,” said the biomedical researcher-turned-science journalist, who has found a niche filling that gap.

Data from the All of Us program confirm what many geneticists have long promoted

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“Editors were hungry for these stories from the Global South,” said the biomedical researcher-turned-science journalist, who has found a niche filling that gap.

Landing an assignment, especially a feature, is an exciting moment for any early-career journalist. But what happens next in the reporting, writing, and editing phases can sometimes be ambiguous. This...

Read in English Nick Fewings/Unsplash Conseguir una asignación, especialmente un reportaje, es un momento emocionante para cualquier periodista que está en el inicio de su carrera. Pero lo que sucede ...

Revolutionary techniques using traces of environmental DNA are analyzing entire ecosystems “from microbes to whales”

Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location

Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location

Paleogenomic studies suggest that Mammuthus columbi derives from an ancient hybridization between Mammuthus primigenius and Mammuthus trogontherii. While its habitat spanned from North to Central Amer...

Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location

A new study of the insects’ genomes traces their success back to early civilization

New study identifies thousands of new variants related to diseases

Largest ever study of Tenochtitlan obsidian reveals complex trade networks and ritual preferences

Behavior is more complex than scientists realized, could reveal origins of musicality

Muchos reporteros dudan en invertir tiempo o dinero en una posible historia sin garantía de remuneración, pero pasan por alto el prerreporteo —o desarrollar una historia antes de que sea aceptada para...

Behavior is more complex than scientists realized, could reveal origins of musicality

Method—which uses a light microscope—offers a powerful, cost-effective alternative to electron microscopy

Method—which uses a light microscope—offers a powerful, cost-effective alternative to electron microscopy

Found off the coast of a Spanish estuary, worm can contract its body to one-fifth its original length

In August, eleven award-winning journalists will join KSJ at MIT to learn from the world’s top scientists and storytellers.

In August, eleven award-winning journalists will join KSJ at MIT to learn from the world’s top scientists and storytellers.

The enigmatic predator, the heaviest known invertebrate, had never been seen alive in deep water

Genetically edited gray wolf pups became instant media darlings—and drew hefty skepticism from scientists

“Landmark” study fingers fire-footed rope squirrel as a reservoir of fatal disease

Massive study links a child’s social environment to white matter structure

The unusual structure may have helped the insect deposit eggs inside its victims

Analysis of chest x-rays underscores need for monitoring artificial intelligence tools for bias, experts say

Preserved pigments suggest Jurassic mammals had dark fur, consistent with a nocturnal lifestyle

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