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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...

Hurricane Helene Shows How Broken the US Insurance System Is

On Tuesday morning, five days after Hurricane Helene ripped through Boone, North Carolina, David Marlett was on...

A hurricane’s aftermath may spur up to 11,000 deaths

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

Scientists have traced all 54.5 million connections in a fruit fly’s brain

In the brain of a singular fruit fly, nerve cells weave themselves together, enabling flight, mating, eating,...

Thunderstorms churn up a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays 

Above the cloud tops, thunderstorms throb with a complex, frenetic light show of high-energy radiation. A view...

Dolphins’ open-mouth behaviors during play are like smiles, a study claims

Dolphins are known for what appear to be big, contagious smiles. But do they actually, well, smile?...

Formula E’s Race to Get the Whole World Electrified

When Formula E launched, it was ahead of its time. Not in the visionary sense—though it was...

Eight Scientists, a Billion Dollars, and the Moonshot Agency Trying to Make Britain Great Again

In a cramped conference room in Bristol, Ilan Gur is trying to convince a group of plant...
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