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Genes & Cells
Cells

News | Cells

A mash-up of yeast and E. coli shows how mitochondria might have evolved

By Tina Hesman Saey | 6:00am, November 05, 2018

Development

News | Development

Gene editing creates mice with two biological dads for the first time

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:02pm, October 11, 2018

Epigenetics

News | Epigenetics

Teens born from assisted pregnancies may have higher blood pressure

By Aimee Cunningham | 6:00am, September 05, 2018

Genetics

News | Genetics

Coffee or tea? Your preference may be written in your DNA

By Tina Hesman Saey | 9:00am, November 15, 2018

Immune Science

News | Immune Science

How a life-threatening allergic reaction can happen so fast

By Laurel Hamers | 2:00pm, November 08, 2018

Microbiology

News | Microbiology

Eating less protein may help curb gut bacteria’s growth

By Tina Hesman Saey | 6:00am, November 02, 2018

Molecular Evolution

News | Molecular Evolution

Plants engineered to always be on alert don’t grow well

By Jennifer Leman | 4:09pm, October 22, 2018

Physiology

News in Brief | Physiology

The number of calories you burn while resting depends on the time of day

By Tina Hesman Saey | 11:00am, November 08, 2018
Humans & Society
Ancestry

News | Ancestry

Ancient DNA suggests people settled South America in at least 3 waves

By Tina Hesman Saey | 9:00am, November 09, 2018

Anthropology

News in Brief | Anthropology

A Bronze Age game called 58 holes was found chiseled into stone in Azerbaijan

By Bruce Bower | 1:12pm, November 16, 2018

Archaeology

Feature | Archaeology

How mammoths competed with other animals and lost

By Alexandra Witze | 12:30pm, November 13, 2018

History of Science

Reviews & Previews | History of Science

‘18 Miles’ is full of interesting tales about Earth’s atmosphere

By Sid Perkins | 8:00am, October 28, 2018

Human Evolution

News | Human Evolution

Skull damage suggests Neandertals led no more violent lives than humans

By Bruce Bower | 1:00pm, November 14, 2018

Language

News | Language

Huge ‘word gap’ holding back low-income children may not exist after all

By Bruce Bower | 5:30am, September 04, 2018

Networks

The List | Networks

Ask AI: How not to kill online conversations

By Maria Temming | 9:00am, January 03, 2018

Psychology

Feature | Psychology

Shahzeen Attari explores the psychology of saving the planet

By Bruce Bower | 8:35am, September 26, 2018

Science & Society

News | Science & Society

Development near natural areas puts more Californians in the path of wildfires

By Laurel Hamers | 2:30pm, November 15, 2018
Life & Evolution
Animals

News | Animals

Sound-absorbent wings and fur help some moths evade bats

By Jennifer Leman | 6:00am, November 14, 2018

Biophysics

News | Biophysics

Zapping substances with electrons can quickly map chemical structures

By Carmen Drahl | 6:00am, October 29, 2018

Conservation

News in Brief | Conservation

Coral larvae survive being frozen and thawed for the first time

By Susan Milius | 6:00am, October 26, 2018

Ecology

The Science Life | Ecology

How researchers flinging salmon inadvertently spurred tree growth

By Laurel Hamers | 1:54pm, October 30, 2018

Evolution

News in Brief | Evolution

Neandertal teeth reveal the earliest known signs of lead exposure

By Jennifer Leman | 10:56am, November 02, 2018

Fungi

News | Fungi

A deadly fungus is infecting snake species seemingly at random

By Laurel Hamers | 4:35pm, December 20, 2017

Microbes

News in Brief | Microbes

Mini ‘solar panels’ help yeast shine at churning out drug ingredients

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, November 15, 2018

Paleontology

Reviews & Previews | Paleontology

‘End of the Megafauna’ examines why so many giant Ice Age animals went extinct

By Erin Wayman | 9:00am, November 06, 2018

Plants

News | Plants

Ancient South Americans tasted chocolate 1,500 years before anyone else

By Bruce Bower | 12:00pm, October 29, 2018

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