NASA announced Wednesday that scientists have discovered evidence in space of the very first type of molecule ever formed in the universe, following decades…
Nature is amazing. Here we get to see how a cell begins to divide and eventually becomes a fry that grows up to be…
Same-sex mouse parents give birth via gene editing in China when Scientists delivered pups with genetic material from two moms and two dads. But only…
Scientists have discovered an ancient fossil of the earliest animal on geological record. Called "Dickinsoni", this strange oval creature had rib-like segments running along its…
A new species of a giant, plant-eating dinosaur has been found in South Africa's Free State Province, and described by a team of international researchers…
A group of scientists unveiled the first results last week of an ambitious effort to map the genes of tens of thousands of animal species,…
New research published in Science is providing an unprecedented view of the signaling action that happens within plants when they’re under attack. A second…
Scientists in France have developed grapes that are more resistant to rot, which lessens the need for wine producers to spray grapes with pesticides. It's…
Researchers in the United States have found the fossil remeans from a so far an unknown dinosaur species in the state of Utah. The apparent…
Physicists have managed to find the origin for the neutrinos that pass through the Earth with at high energy, and have at the same time…
Neuroengineer Sam Rodriques takes us on a thrilling tour of the next 100 years in neuroscience. He envisions strange (and sometimes frightening) innovations that…
The first few weeks of an embryo's development are vital. Now, new techniques are allowing scientists to learn more about this crucial time than…
Billions of years ago, life crossed a threshold. Single cells started to band together, and a world of formless, unicellular life was on course…
The story of dinosaurs' disappearance is a famous one. Less familiar is the tale of the dinosaurs that were left behind. Watch the animation…
What if your brain at 77 were as plastic as it was at 7? What if you could learn Mandarin with the ease of…
Take a journey deep inside your DNA, as World Science Festival discuss the promise and peril of interfering with the code therein. For the…
You exist. You shouldn’t. Stars and galaxies and planets exist. They shouldn’t. The nascent universe contained equal parts of matter and antimatter that should…
Researchers have proposed using gene drives against agricultural pests and invasive species, but the most urgent application is against vector-borne diseases like malaria, which…
Conservation laws are among the most important tools in physics. They feel as fundamental as you can get. And yet they’re wrong - or…
Beth Shapiro, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz, explains her work on using ancient DNA to infer evolutionary history and…