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You Need a Heat Pump. Soon You’ll Have More American-Made Options

Solar panels and wind turbines get all the attention, but an underappreciated device is helping slash emissions...

Why a popular breast cancer drug may be less effective for some Africans

Saima Iqbal is the fall 2023 science writing intern at Science News. She holds a bachelor’s...

Dr. Jessie Christiansen Wants to Help You Discover the Next Exoplanet

It’s hard to believe that just four decades ago, we had no idea whether planets existed outside...

Bonobos, like humans, cooperate with unrelated members of other groups

Humans regularly cooperate and share resources with other, unrelated humans in different social groups, often without any...

The First Crispr Medicine Just Got Approved

The first medical treatment that uses Crispr gene editing was authorized Thursday by the United Kingdom.The one-time...

Flint grapples with the mental health fallout from the water disaster

On a Saturday in May in Flint, Mich., residents took seats in one of three rings of...

A Surge in Babies Born With Syphilis Is a Warning Sign

The US is enduring a sharp spike in cases of babies born with syphilis, an illness that...

Dr. Alison Todd’s Inventions May Save Your Life

Dr. Alison Todd describes herself as an “inventor at heart,” but she’s not the sort of inventor...

Insiders Say Eat Just Is in Big Financial Trouble

Popular vegan egg and lab-grown-meat company Eat Just is in deep financial trouble. A WIRED investigation bringing...

The Mystery of Iceland’s Non-Erupting Volcano

Late last week, on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, a concerning sequence of earthquakes suddenly turned into a full-blown...

The weight loss drug Wegovy lowered heart attack risk in a large trial

Meghan Rosen is a staff writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

Dr. Michelle Wong Brings the Science of Skincare to New Audiences

If you corner any science person who’s relatively online and into skin care, the discussion will almost...
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