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Some tadpoles don’t poop for weeks. That keeps their pools clean

Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for...

So You Can 3D Print a Steak Now—but Why on Earth Would You?

Most of us don’t know how our food is made. We don’t know much about what our...

Barnard’s star has at least one planet orbiting it after all

A red dwarf star known as Barnard’s star, which lies a mere six light-years from our solar...

Wastewater Offers an Early Alarm System for Another Deadly Virus

Toward the end of last year, US health authorities got a tip-off about an upcoming wave of...

Making an RSV Vaccine Was Hard. Getting People to Take It Is Even Harder

Carina Marquez, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, is a big...

The Secret Alchemy of Making Ice Cream

To make the perfect scoop of ice cream, you first need a dairy base—its natural proteins, fat,...

Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism

Last month Katlyn, a Massachusetts mother of a 2-year-old daughter, posted a worrying message in a private...

An mRNA vaccine protected mice against deadly intestinal C. difficile bacteria

Clostridioides difficile is a notoriously nasty intestinal bug, with few effective treatments and no approved vaccines. But...

Brain-controlled bionic limbs are inching closer to reality

The word “bionic” conjures sci-fi visions of humans enhanced to superhuman levels. It’s true that engineering advances...

Bird Flu Fears Stoke the Race for an mRNA Flu Vaccine

Unsettling news emerged from Missouri in late September. Six health care workers in the state developed mild...

As Wildfires Rage, California’s Insurance Market Is in Crisis

California is in the middle of a wildfire crisis. Nine of the 10 largest fires in the...

These New Biomaterials Can Help Decarbonize Fashion and Construction

The Exploring Jacket isn’t your regular anorak. Its color comes not from dyes, but from a pigment-producing...
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