SCIENCE

Basic research advances science, and can also have broader impacts on modern society

Basic research advances science, and can also have broader impacts on modern society

Humans are killing helpful insects in hundreds of ways − simple steps can reduce the harm

Humans are killing helpful insects in hundreds of ways − simple steps can reduce the harm

Bronze-age Britain traded tin with the Mediterranean, shows new study – settling a two-century debate

Bronze-age Britain traded tin with the Mediterranean, shows new study – settling a two-century debate

A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and what it means to suddenly lose a grant

A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and what it means to suddenly lose a grant

Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

at 42, my mother discovered her half-sister. Would her childhood have been bearable if they grew up together?

at 42, my mother discovered her half-sister. Would her childhood have been bearable if they grew up together?

‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life

‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life

Next generation computer chips could process data at the speed of light – new research

Next generation computer chips could process data at the speed of light – new research

‘Return’ of the dire wolf is an impressive feat of genetic engineering, not a reversal of extinction

‘Return’ of the dire wolf is an impressive feat of genetic engineering, not a reversal of extinction

EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?

EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?

5 things you didn’t know about our underground fungi

5 things you didn’t know about our underground fungi

How viruses blur the boundaries of life

How viruses blur the boundaries of life