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Introduction For decades, genetic disorders, inherited diseases, and viral infections stored deep within our chromosomal code were viewed as permanent sentences. Humanity could manage symptoms, offer palliative care, or study …
CRISPR-Cas9: The Genetic Scissors Revolutionizing Medicine and Biology Read More
Introduction For decades, the standard biological narrative taught us that our DNA was a fixed blueprint—a genetic hand we were dealt at birth, which we had to play for the …
The Epigenetic Revolution: How Our Lifestyle and Environment Rewire Our DNA Read More
Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you want to know about extreme heat and how it …
Mega El Niños triggered the world’s worst mass extinction Read More
It’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere — but you wouldn’t know it from the thermostat. On August 26, a remote stretch of the coastline in Western Australia experienced the highest …
Summer-like heat is scorching the Southern Hemisphere — in winter Read More
For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the ambipolar electric field, was predicted to exist decades ago but …
Scientists find a long-sought electric field in Earth’s atmosphere Read More
Over the last 485 million years, Earth has been both a lot colder and a lot hotter than once thought. A new temperature timeline that combines geologic data with computational …
Earth’s ancient ‘greenhouse’ conditions were hotter than thought Read More
Transcript James McCall: Solar production in the US really started to pick up around 2012. As solar really became mainstream, there was a lot more concerns of land use changes. …
Can solar farms and crop farms coexist? Read More
The ocean’s circulatory system may not be doing as poorly as previously thought. A vital ocean artery known as the Florida Current, a bellwether for the ocean’s ability to regulate …
A vital ocean current is stable, for now Read More
Heat-related deaths in the United States are on the rise. But how bad will it be 20, 30 or 40 years from now? Scientists now have a clue. Currently, an …
Climate change could double U.S. temperature-linked deaths by mid-century Read More
Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you want to know about extreme heat and how it …
The record heat in the world has lasted 14 months. When will it end? Read More