When a wound does not heal properly, it leaves a scar. Similarly, mutations—which are permanent changes to genetic code—are ...

Science asks how the natural world works Naturalism insists, before the discussion begins, that nothing exists beyond nature Confusing the two has done real damage ...

A Harford County mother who turned a frightening experience into a mission to help other families is celebrating a major ...

Illuminating the past and informing the present with ancient DNA Pioneering research in the Francis Crick Institute’s Ancient ...

Vaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from diseases worldwide for centuries. Until the COVID-19 ...

Recently, in the journal Science, researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute reported something that had never been done before. An artificial intelligence designed a complete, ...

As my WBEZ colleague Esther Yoon-Ji Kang reports, the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act allows renters in some districts to band together to try to buy their building if it goes up for sale. While ...

AnMed patients with an active MyChart account and a mobile number on file can once again log in to access their health information, according to the hospital system. AnMed suffered a malware ...

In cell culture labs around the world, human brain organoids live out their short lives as neural guinea pigs, testing the effects of diseases, toxins, and new pharmaceuticals. But they may soon be on ...

A nationwide case-control study of older U.S. Medicare beneficiaries found that living closer to a dry-cleaning establishment ...

For decades, the condition was thought to be psychological, and women were shamed for their illness. Now a scientist has ...