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2 DAYS AGO
A Newer Kind of Gene Editing Promises to Edit ‘Nurture’ Over ‘Nature’
Traditional gene editing rewrites DNA. But a new approach, called epigenome editing, aims to treat the molecular scars we collect throughout our lives.
2 DAYS AGO
U.S. to Loan $1.9 Billion to Restart a Shuttered Nuclear Plant in Iowa
No company in the United States has ever restarted a reactor that was seemingly closed for good, but there are now three major efforts underway to do so.
A DAY AGO
California’s Ambitious Plan for Textile Waste
A recycling law coming into force now could change fashion.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN18 HOURS AGO

Fog may be hiding secret ecosystems
There's more to fog than meets the eye
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN19 HOURS AGO

The science of friendship and loneliness
Assistant professor of psychology Jessica Ayers's new research challenges assumptions about the kind of friendships we need
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN18 HOURS AGO

Gray whales are washing up dead on the West Coast. The reason is alarming
Up and down the Pacific coast, dead gray whales are mysteriously washing ashore—and scientists think they know why
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN19 HOURS AGO

SpaceXAI’s Colossus data center is fueling a massive backlash
Dozens of temporary gas turbines are powering SpaceXAI's expansion—and fights over permits and pollution
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN14 HOURS AGO

Scientists unlock new clues to what Denisovans, a mysterious ancient human ancestor, looked like
An analysis of ancient bones found in a Chinese cave offer glimpses of how Denisovans lived more than 130,000 years ago
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN11 HOURS AGO

New maps reveal hidden landscapes inside a prehistoric supercontinent
Gondwana was much bigger than we thought, according to the new analysis
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN12 HOURS AGO

Astronomers reveal a new type of celestial object that has been hiding in plain sight for decades
It's unclear what these objects actually are, but evidence for them has been detected by NASA's Chandra space telescope for years
2 DAYS AGO
The Heart Drug Pelacarsen Fails, Shocking Novartis and Cardiologists
Doctors were hopeful the drug, which was being tested in a large clinical trial by Novartis, was going to be a powerful new tool to fight heart disease.
12 HOURS AGO
A New Drug Lifts the Fog of Sleepiness for Those With Narcolepsy
The first-of-its-kind drug offers a reprieve for people who live with the debilitating sleep disorder.
11 HOURS AGO
Toxic PFAS Cleanups at Military Sites Face Decades of Delay
The Pentagon has again postponed PFAS cleanups at hundreds of military sites, in some cases up to 19 years, prompting bipartisan anger in Congress.
10 HOURS AGO
Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in Really Old Teeth
A hunter-gatherer who lived in Indonesia as early as 25,000 years ago may have regularly sucked on betel nuts to release their psychoactive properties.
6 HOURS AGO
States File 2 Lawsuits Over Trump’s Cuts to Endangered Species Act
Two lawsuits seek to reverse the Trump administration’s moves to open the habitats of imperiled wildlife to commercial activities.