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The Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Is a Blow to Stopping Climate Change
The Supreme Court’s decision in the case known as West Virginia et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al. is…
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What’s next for the gene-edited children from CRISPR trial in China?
By Nicolas Gutierrez C. Illustration of a DNA double helix Yurchanka Siarhei/Shutterstock MORE than a billion people live in China,…
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Newly identified species is the world’s largest known giant water lily
Almost 180 years after specimens were first brought from Bolivia to the UK, a giant water lily has been confirmed…
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50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2022
1972 Faster Photography “Edwin H. Land, founder of the Polaroid Corporation, gave the first extensive account of his firm’s newest…
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Regulating Power Plants Is a Health Issue
The recent Supreme Court decision in the case known as West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency weakened the EPA’s ability to…
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Dinosaurs’ ability to survive icy cold helped them dominate the planet
Being already adapted to polar climes could have enabled dinosaurs to survive cold winters in the end-Triassic extinction event when…
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‘Softer’ form of CRISPR may edit genes more accurately
Gene editing with CRISPR can cause off-target mutations, but this seems to happen less often with an enzyme that cuts…
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Good (and Bad) Ways to Help a Dog Afraid of Fireworks
First, let’s get the bad out of the way: trying to help a dog afraid of fireworks by saying, “Johnny…
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Who Is Liable When AI Kills?
Who is responsible when AI harms someone? A California jury may soon have to decide. In December 2019, a person…
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New Abortion Laws Could Make Prenatal Genetic Screening Harder to Do
Ann was 15 weeks pregnant with her fourth child when the results of her prenatal genetic test came back last…
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