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The Oldest Mini-Brains Have Lifelike Young Cells

“Organoid” brain tissue models grown in a lab for two years can help scientists study a critical period of development just before and after birth.

September 5, 2017

For Astronomers, Neutron Star Merger Could Eclipse Eclipse

Even as the solar eclipse was mesmerizing millions, astronomers were training their space- and land-based telescopes on a far more violent astrophysical event.

September 5, 2017

The Problem with the Mutation-Centric View of Cancer

How risk-assessments of cancer go wrong.

September 3, 2017

The Problem with the Mutation-Centric View of Cancer

Researchers need to widen their focus on the micro-environments in which cancer thrives.

August 31, 2017

Getting Googled by Your Doctor

Will mental health clinicians become liable for missing your latest Facebook post?

August 30, 2017

Sexism Killed My Love for Philosophy Then Mary Astell Brought It Back

How one woman philosopher reinvigorated another.

August 30, 2017

Beyond Voyager

Scientist Fran Bagenal on what’s next for space exploration.

August 29, 2017

This Ecologist Wants to Tell You What Matters in Science

“What physicists and astronomers do is trivial compared to solving these problems.”

August 23, 2017