Science

A highly effective vaccine has long kept measles at bay in many parts of the world. But as childhood vaccination…

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

One of the major cognitive changes that happens as we age is difficulty recounting details of past experiences. But two…

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

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

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

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