The Great Pandemic Stress Test

How emergency forces innovation & one Italian scientist advanced our understanding of COVID variants.

Peter Weinberg, Biology
December 17, 2021

Biology is a spectrum

Dan Samorodnitsky, Senior Editor
November 30, 2021

The Genetic Lottery is a bust for both genetics and policy

Kevin Bird, Michigan State University
November 29, 2021

Urbanization increases risk for knee osteoarthritis, even in young children

Matthew Bomkamp, University of Florida
November 29, 2021

A newly discovered cryosphere-dwelling yeast stays alive by making ethanol

Mitra Kashani, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
November 29, 2021

El sur de Inglaterra alberga a una pequeña, pero prospera población de walabíes de cuello rojo

Maria Gatta, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
November 29, 2021

An Arctic Elegy

Lois Parshley
November 28, 2021

To find extraterrestrials, we have to think like extraterrestrials

Charlie Wood
November 28, 2021

Researchers can trace the family tree of individual mutations inside our cells

Malosree Maitra, McGill University
November 26, 2021

A butterfly’s wings are the perfect mold to grow neurons on

Butterfly wings provide the right topography for nerve cells to grow, with an aim towards ameliorating hearing loss
Reinack Hansen, Materials Science
November 26, 2021

Even cities have their own unique microbiomes

Rita Ponce, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal
November 25, 2021

Research demonstrates speech-in-noise training helps children with auditory processing disorder

Stephanie Santo, Psychology
November 16, 2021

Deep sea bacteria use selfishness to their advantage

Sarah Brown, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
November 10, 2021

The screen you are reading this on is probably emitting volatile organic compounds

Kay McCallum, McMaster University
November 9, 2021

Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 improves mental health

Danielle Llaneza, Hunter College
November 8, 2021

Don’t bank those seeds — some oaks can be “cryopreserved”

Christina Del Greco, University of Michigan
November 5, 2021

Male and female mice form memories of fearful events differently

Rita Ponce, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal
November 4, 2021

Psilocybin reduced depression symptoms as much as a leading antidepressant

Soren Emerson, Vanderbilt University
November 3, 2021