Category: Science

Science word of the day: Neuroplasticity Pronunciation: Nur-roh-pla-STISS’-ih-tee What it means: Neuroplasticity is the ability of the nervous system to adapt to the environment or

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses the history of unethical practices in research on human remains and the progress toward more ethical standards.

Scientists have discovered the building blocks of life inside a meteorite that smashed through a New Jersey home two years ago. The space rock contains

This week’s science news reminds us how the past still speaks if we listen closely, with news of the discovery of 18 ancient Egyptian tombs

Animals come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, from spindly stick insects to blubbery whales. Round animals are harder to come by, but

Biological anthropologist Fatimah Jackson is leading an effort to prevent history from repeating.

This week’s science news was filled with big discoveries from the world of the small, led by a physicist’s creation of a mini-universe, which was

Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) directly measured the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to

It was 9 a.m. on a Thursday, and Martin Picard was watching his blood flow from an IV in his arm through a hole in

Parasite-induced cases of explosive diarrhea are sweeping the United States. Containing the outbreak won’t be easy.

The lab-made cells open a window into what’s possible for synthetic life, researchers say.

Scientists long thought that when RNA kick-started life on Earth 4 billion years ago , it could form only small, simple structures. But new research

This year’s El Niño will almost certainly become the strongest ever recorded, an analysis by a prominent climate researcher has warned. Though other scientists have

U.S. health officials have identified shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell as one source of contamination behind an outbreak of parasitic infections affecting over