Science

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She is a two-time winner…

A parasite is one step closer to becoming a drug dispensary. Using CRISPR-based gene editing, scientists have engineered hookworms that…

Some of the most pressing health conditions — including heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes — are best managed as…

The stratosphere is both beautiful and hostile — a purgatory between Earth and space, between life and death. Hover 30 kilometers above…

Getting solid shut-eye and hitting the gym could offset the impact of some genetic mutations that raise the risk of…

A series of sharp cracks splits the nighttime air in a forest in the Andean foothills. But this isn’t the…

Ancient squirrel poo doesn’t stink. At least not at first. But that changes when you begin to break down the…

Some fossilized filaments are giving Earth’s first flying vertebrates a shiny new makeover.  At least one species of pterosaur shimmered…

Think about placing dots on a flat surface. You want as many pairs as possible to be separated by the…

A veteran spacecraft has sniffed the Martian atmosphere for the last time. More than a decade after the MAVEN orbiter…

Nearly 1,800 meters beneath the surface of the Pacific, a remotely operated submersible was creeping along the slope of a…

Remote work in the United States has skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic. In 2019, the percentage of days…