Two companies that launched last year with plans to create gene-edited babies have already shut down, citing money issues and internal conflict. One of them, Manhattan Genomics of New York, closed abruptly shortly
There’s a new contender for the universe’s earliest first-generation stars. A bright clump seen about 450 million years after the Big Bang has the chemical hallmarks of first-generation stars — notably that it
Genes for immunity forged in a germ-filled past are often blamed for making our bodies overreact to harmless triggers such as pollen or food. But evolution may not be so one-sided. Some infection-fighting
A memorable shot of espresso is less about roast and more about percolation — and now there is an equation to back that up. The physics explaining how gases bubble through volcanoes or
The kraken — a gigantic, tentacled sea monster capable of dragging ships and sailors down into the depths — is a creature of Norwegian myth. But millions of years ago, a similar real-life
A vast, frozen fog of interstellar ice has been charted across expanses of the Milky Way, poised to supply water to newborn worlds. Reaching hundreds of light-years in length, the icy clouds drape
Instead of relying on the soil for nutrients, plants may grab some of those essentials from airborne particles. Feeding through leaves is already well-established in agriculture — farmers spray liquid nutrients on crops.
If you were to imagine a waterfall, a misty cascade into an azure pool surrounded by towering trees might come to mind. That mental vision might also be accompanied by the imagined roar
A startup out of Utah, Paterna Biosciences, says it has successfully grown functional human sperm in a lab and used the sperm to make visibly healthy-looking embryos. The technique could eventually help men
Cocaine pollution can affect the behavior of fish—altering, for example, the way Atlantic salmon move through their environment, prompting them to swim farther and disperse over a wider area. So finds a recent
