Evolution doesn't work the way you think it does

An evolutionary biologist explains all the things you might get into an argument over

Allison Fritts-Penniman, Ecology

November 22, 2020

A slime mold changes its mind: an interview with slime mold scientist Audrey Dussutour

Max G. Levy, Science and Health Journalism

October 24, 2020

The protein Klotho could extend the life of the brain. Is that a good thing?

Dan Samorodnitsky, Senior Editor

October 18, 2020

Neuroscientist seeks love molecule: a conversation with Bianca Jones Marlin

Claudia López Lloreda, University of Pennsylvania

October 17, 2020

How to become a galaxy hunter: an interview with Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil

Brittney G. Borowiec, Wilfrid Laurier University

October 10, 2020

Volcano diplomacy and the future of eruption predictions: the life of a volcanologist

Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

September 19, 2020

Why biological studies on queer people do more harm than good

Dori Grijseels, University of Sussex

September 13, 2020

Racial injustice causes Black Americans to age faster than whites

Nicole Van Groningen, Cedars-Sinai Hospital

2 peer comments

August 6, 2020

Science thinks it's unbiased. Queer scientists know that's not true

Liza Brusman, University of Colorado, Boulder

June 18, 2020

It's lonely being a Black scientist

I have been weighed down by tragedy, passed over, and exploited

June 11, 2020

It's not too late to change America's coronavirus future

Sara May Bergstresser , Columbia University

April 1, 2020

Here's why border control will not stop coronavirus

Haley Feazel-Orr, Epidemiology

March 11, 2020

How does one Seattle coronavirus patient turn into two six weeks later?

Supriya Kumar, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

March 10, 2020

Why a coronavirus quarantine in the US is a bad idea

Sara May Bergstresser , Columbia University

March 8, 2020

The 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak is serious, but we are getting the response to it right

Mackenzie Thornbury, University of Montreal

4 peer comments

January 23, 2020

How much does genetics affect political beliefs? Does it even matter?

Prabarna Ganguly, National Human Genome Research Institute

January 1, 2020

Irresponsible scientific research and media portrayals are hurting trans people. Do better

Elysa Carr, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

December 8, 2019

Can AI help diagnose depression? It's a long shot

Alejandra Canales, University of Wisconsin - Madison

5 peer comments

November 19, 2019

Graduate student working conditions are worsening. To fight back, they're unionizing

Conditions like withheld pay and discriminatory behavior are damaging lives

Kristifor Sunderic, BMCC CUNY

October 27, 2019

Scientists have shown the perfect way to make pancakes, and that has huge implications

Molly Sargen, Harvard University

2 peer comments

September 30, 2019

We can use genes to find serial killers, but how much more can they really tell us?

Yewande Pearse, LA Biomed

September 25, 2019

Here's another study on the genetics of same-sex sexual behavior, with a lot of caveats

Dan Samorodnitsky, Senior Editor

August 29, 2019

Low-tech scientists are using their eyes, ears, and intuition to make important discoveries

Hannah Thomasy, University of Washington

3 peer comments

August 27, 2019

This OB-GYN is waging war on Goop products, pseudoscience, and health misinformation

Farah Qaiser, University of Toronto

August 26, 2019

Scientists tried to replicate a provocative gene editing paper in real-time, and documented it on Twitter

Alison Koontz, Caltech

3 peer comments

August 15, 2019

Before Apollo 11 landed, astronauts needed a map of the Moon

Timothy Swindle, University of Arizona

July 18, 2019

"Paraben-free" products aren't safer than anything else

Emily Harari, UC Berkeley

July 2, 2019

Sex isn't binary, and we should stop acting like it is

It's time for legislation and education to reflect sex as a spectrum with unlimited options

Liza Brusman, University of Colorado, Boulder

June 14, 2019

Alternative medicine could treat our maladies, but we have to study it

Song-My Hoang, University of Pittsburgh

5 peer comments

June 6, 2019

The 1919 solar eclipse experiment that confirmed relativity was built with sweat and hard, physical labor

Joshua Roebke, University of Texas at Austin

May 29, 2019

Why parents should think twice about tracking apps for their kids

Joel Michael Reynolds, UMass Lowell

May 16, 2019

Great minds think differently - supporting neurodiversity benefits scientific progress

Susanna Harris, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Juan Pablo Ruiz, University of Wisconsin - Madison

May 9, 2019

Science has to do better for its queer, trans, and non-binary scientists

Lila Leatherman, Oregon State University

March 31, 2019

Climate change is causing floods all over the world. Here's what you can do to help

Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

March 29, 2019

Who owns your cells?

Sarah Kearns, University of Michigan

3 peer comments

February 14, 2019

Why aren't there quality controls for antibody research?

Daniel Bojar, ETH Zurich

August 17, 2018

Why fieldwork is still crucial for science research

There are some things it's impossible to discern without ground truthing

Cassie Freund, Wake Forest University

1 peer comment

July 18, 2018

Why science education for seniors is a boon for them – and for everyone else

Brianna Bibel, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

June 27, 2018

'Orphan drugs' are ascendant. What will that mean for people with rare diseases?

Tara Fernandez, Cell Biology

May 29, 2018

Trump's wall would harm unique and fragile wildlife on the California border

Christa Trexler, UC San Diego

May 29, 2018

Billionaires are rushing into biotech. Inequality is following them into science

Joshua Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2 peer comments

May 15, 2018

Why is it so hard for scientists to talk about leaving academia?

Prabarna Ganguly, National Human Genome Research Institute

3 peer comments

May 9, 2018

The Graduate Research Fellowship Program favors elite schools – again

Kelsey Lucas, University of Michigan

3 peer comments

April 11, 2018

A scientist responds to that 'Science' Instagram essay

Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

March 20, 2018

I crush stalagmites from protected caves. What can I do to give back?

Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

March 5, 2018

Plants are not conscious, whether you can 'sedate' them or not

A New York Times story is a case study in what can go wrong in translating science

Devang Mehta, University of Alberta

2 peer comments

February 14, 2018

BRCA genes are more complicated than most people think

Rachel Aronoff, Molecular Microbiology

January 31, 2018

Science doesn't need to be so complicated. The answer: more sensible statistics

Irineo Cabreros, Princeton University

2 peer comments

January 18, 2018

Ketogenetic dieting aids look too good to be true because they are

Kevin Pels, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

December 19, 2017

It's time to stop excluding people with disabilities from science

Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

December 15, 2017