New breakthroughs may bring us closer to gene-edited babies. Is that a good thing?
New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still…
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admin Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time
Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a…
A seismic event bounced off Earth’s core and shifted an island country
Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward…
An unusual strategy helps some tropical butterflies live 25 times longer than their relatives
A tropical butterfly from the Heliconius tribe has evolved to live a maximum lifespan of 348 days, nearly 25 times…
Watch the first-ever video of a newfound spider’s spring-loaded death trap
Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat…
Japan isn’t quite where it once was. Scientists say a newly recognized seismic event is to blame
Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward…
Rare footage of Mediterranean great white shark captured by ghost diver
More than 132 feet below sea level, a diver was removing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck in the Mediterranean…
East Asia’s tallest tree is the ‘Heaven Sword,’ an environmental guardian
After a decade-long search, researchers have identified East Asia’s tallest known tree, the “Heaven Sword of the Da’an River,” in…
Inside a grass scientist’s 6-year quest to grow World Cup stadium turf
Researchers have spent years perfecting the natural grass turf that will be used in 16 stadiums across North America for…
Scientists are cracking the code of interspecies communication. Is that a good thing?
Bioacousticians are finding animal communication patterns once thought unique to humans — discoveries that challenge ideas about what makes human…