When should you neuter your dog to avoid health risks?

A new, 10-year study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, examined 35 dog breeds…

'Bystander' cytosines meet their match in gene-editing technique

Biomolecular engineers at Rice University have found a C-worthy technique that dramatically enhances the accuracy of…

Do campaign finance reforms truly help make elections more competitive?

Proponents of campaign finance reform claim that putting limits on how much money can be raised…

Invasive hedgehogs and ferrets habituate to and categorize smells

To catch a thief, the saying goes, you have to think like a thief. The same…

Slow growth the key to long term cold sensing

Plants have to interpret temperature fluctuations over timescales ranging from hours to months to align their…

Single drop of blood could help rapidly detect radiation sickness

A new proof-of-concept study reports evidence that a new testing method has the potential to rapidly…

'Bystander' Cs meet their match in gene-editing technique

Biomolecular engineers have developed new tools to increase the accuracy of CRISPR single-base editing to treat…

Comet NEOWISE: How to See It in Night Skies

Enjoy it while you can. The frozen ball of ice won’t return to the inner solar…

New evidence challenges Euro-centric narrative of early colonization

In American history, we learn that the arrival of Spanish explorers led by Hernando de Soto…

World population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power

With widespread, sustained declines in fertility, the world population will likely peak in 2064 at around…