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Steph Yin • December 3, 2014
It’s tempting to view natural history dioramas as pure representations of fact — but these displays may be shaped by cultural assumptions and theatrical urges
Rebecca Harrington • November 26, 2014
Newly completed clinical trials show the vaccine works, but perhaps not well enough
JoAnna Klein • November 24, 2014
The Mountain Pine Beetle kills trees and paints them blue from Mexico to Canada
Lydia Chain • November 14, 2014
A new underwater glue is science’s latest attempt to mimic the natural world
Rebecca Harrington • November 10, 2014
An op-ed in the New York Times argues sexism in academia is over, but it's off the mark.
Katherine Ellen Foley • November 7, 2014
Insects are highly nutritious and easy on the environment; could they be the next super food?
Vasudevan Mukunth • October 21, 2014
Some plants with niche features can quickly get rid of them if that’s what it takes for survival
Hanneke Weitering • October 20, 2014
The pilotless X-37B has returned. But, the Air Force isn’t telling anyone what this spacecraft has been up to
Lydia Chain • October 13, 2014
Genetically modifying tobacco has created incredible medical discoveries; what else remains to be found?
Lydia Chain • October 6, 2014
Hardier microbes make biofuel production more feasible
Shannon Hall • October 4, 2014
A new study looks at survival of the fittest in an increasingly warm world
Rebecca Cudmore • October 2, 2014
The blue whale’s testimony to past pesticide use
Shannon Hall • September 25, 2014
New elevation models of Greenland and Antarctica’s ice caps show an undisputable glacial melt
Vasudevan Mukunth • September 23, 2014
India’s Mars Orbiter has made it to the top, but is it a one-hit wonder?
Alexandra Ossola • September 22, 2014
Superlatives aren’t just for high school.