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Dani Leviss • December 3, 2018
A competition to develop robot avatars for earthbound tasks could someday lead to virtual space travel
Isobel Whitcomb • November 30, 2018
The therapy doesn’t reduce pain, but that’s not the point
Dana Najjar • November 29, 2018
Confirmation bias might even apply to decisions we think of as purely objective, like math problems
Isobel Whitcomb • November 29, 2018
Searching for extraterrestrial life is like trying to meet someone in Manhattan with no prearranged place or time
Marion Renault • November 28, 2018
New York City ponds are teeming with microbes — one microbiologist is showing them to the world.
Jessica Romeo • November 20, 2018
Instead of trying to compete with Mother Nature, Tak-Sing Wong draws inspiration from her
Donavyn Coffey • November 19, 2018
Plants have never experienced where our climate is going — one researcher wants to prepare them for the worst.
Isobel Whitcomb • November 16, 2018
Early next year, the Allahabad Kumbh Mela festival in India will attract 150 million pilgrims — and even more drug-resistant microbes
Marion Renault • November 15, 2018
A study published earlier this year reveals how swelling cities like New York might harness geotagged social media posts to better understand park visitation.
Tyler Santora • November 13, 2018
Transgender people have higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide, partly due to state-backed discrimination
Marcus Banks • November 12, 2018
Gene-editing technology is revolutionary, but safety and ethical concerns remain
Tyler Santora • November 9, 2018
Arctic activities could hurt polar bears, but it won’t matter if sea ice keeps melting
Marion Renault • November 7, 2018
At an academic symposium, researchers detailed the barriers and potentials of applying genome sequencing technology to the millions and millions of microbes populating our cities
Dana Najjar • November 5, 2018
Taking antidepressants in late pregnancy and having children with behavioral issues later on may be related
Passant Rabie • November 2, 2018
Social scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy says we need smarter ways to engage people in civic life