Last century, tens of thousands of children were given growth hormone from dead bodies. Evidence is building…
Childhood hormone treatments may have spread Alzheimer’s proteins
Last century, tens of thousands of children were given growth hormone from dead bodies. Evidence is building…
Researchers shine new light on disease-spreading mosquitoes
When the West Nile virus (WNV) was initially isolated in two patients at a Queens, N.Y.,…
The suburbs are the spiritual home of overconsumption. But they also hold the key to a better future
Suburban affluence is the defining image of the good life under capitalism, commonly held up as…
Ongoing spill in Mexico is flooding Tijuana River with millions of gallons of raw sewage
The equivalent of more than 6 million gallons a day of raw sewage has been spilling…
Swarming behavior discovered in fish-dwelling parasite
Johns Hopkins researchers have observed a previously unrecognized behavior in a single-celled parasite called Spironucleus vortens,…
Septin proteins act as cellular police to identify, imprison and kill ‘superbug’ Shigella
Using state-of-the art technologies to image human cells and study infection at the level of a…
Robot makes world-first baby coral delivery to Great Barrier Reef
Ecology and technology have combined to give nature a helping hand, using a robot to deliver…
New early warning system could protect vulnerable islands from flooding
A recently developed early warning system can forecast floods on coral-lined coasts worldwide and could help…
After a 1.2 billion-mile journey, a reward: There is water on the asteroid Bennu
Nineteen years ago, scientists discovered an asteroid oscillating between the orbits of Earth and Mars. In…