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The renowned synthetic biologist will be given $1 million in funding to support bioenergy and bioproduct innovation.

An international group of experts is cautioning against the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy until the painkiller is thoroughly investigated for potentially endangering fetal development.

Quantifying creativity is difficult, but that hasn't stopped people from trying. In a new paper published in Nature Communications titled "Understanding the onset of hot streaks across …

By making small changes to our diets, we can obtain a maximum benefit for our health and the environment, write Katerina Stylianou and Olivier Jolliet.

Students may be back in school but doctors warn that the anxiety and grief they went through during the pandemic last year may be back with them. A leading developmental child psychologist offers help for parents.

Why hasn't he gone to space yet?

Researchers have gained significant new insight into the genetic regulation of blood cells. They achieved this by analyzing a dataset that included more than 31,000 study participants, to date the largest dataset of its kind.

The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday, saying air pollution was now one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, causing seven million premature deaths a year.

Anti-tobacco group the Truth Initiative claims vaping contributes to depression in teenagers. Their argument is based on a shallow reading of the evidence.

Lava is still spewing from Sunday's eruption in the Canary Islands

Toxic microbial blooms thrived during the Great Dying, the most severe extinction in Earth's history, and they are proliferating again due to human activity.

Advances in gene therapy and molecular psychiatry are making once-hypothetical questions surprisingly real.

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Amputees in the future might have way better prosthetic limbs that can 'feel' movement and touch with this breakthrough.

New book combines entrepreneurship with spirituality to help readers awaken to their power, potential and purpose

Every season, with a few exceptions, people should look to get vaccinated against flu, according to the CDC.

I'm late to posting this, but it's important enough to be worth sharing anyway: Sandberg, Drexler, and Ord on Dissolving the Fermi Paradox. (You may recognize these names: Toby Ord foun…

We often talk about the strong similarities between Earth and Mars, but it's the differences that are likely behind why one planet has life and the other doesn't – at least, no life we've found so far.

Uncontrolled transmission is the powerhouse behind coronavirus mutations, vaccination is the answer

An implantable, wireless device could be better than popping a pill.