Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Scientists have used a laser technique to analyze Charles Darwin’s original Galápagos specimens without opening their nearly ...

People and animals create lots of waste that is usually sent to landfills, incinerated or stored in engineered ponds such as manure lagoons. Now, researchers publishing in ACS’ Environmental Science & ...

Cortical Labs, an Australian biotech company, has pushed the boundaries of biological computing by connecting living human ...

A warm body in the rainforest gives off a loud chemical signal. For most mosquitoes, that signal could belong to almost any mammal.

The history of science has long been dominated by familiar male names, yet women have made extraordinary contributions that ...

Noubar Afeyan is founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering. He is also cofounder and board chair of Moderna. Massachusetts has long been a hotbed for innovation. Rebellious ideas — channeled through the ...

Chances are very high that you have never looked at your freezer and wondered, “Am I using that right?” We use most everyday items the way we found them being used, no questions asked. Because of this ...

I tend to divide my workday into blocks. Within minutes of waking up — we’re usually up by 5.30 a.m. — I sit down to write at least one Inc. article. Then I spend four to five hours writing a book, ...

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Winter means a lot of indoor time, and I've learned that science experiments are a lifesaver on those long, cold days. The best part? You don't need anything fancy. Baking soda, vinegar, food ...