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Scores of critical lab tests fall into a regulatory void. The FDA is trying to close it.
Health

Scores of critical lab tests fall into a regulatory void. The FDA is trying to close it.

By Anna Clark/ProPublica

Karyotype of human chromosomes including sex chromosomes XY and XX
Health

Men lose Y chromosomes with age, and it might increase their risk of bladder cancer

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Evolution of human brain size shown with brass sculptures at a kids science museum in China
Environment

We probably have big brains because we got lucky

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

an orange spotted fish with a white line that stretches across its body
Science

What rockfish genes can teach humans about living past 100

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Woolly mammoths in forests in Greenland after eDNA reconstruction. The scene is an illustration.
Environment

Oldest DNA ever sampled paints a lush portrait of a lost Arctic world

By Rahul Rao

a semi-translucent fish with a tadpole-shaped body and small flecks of red and yellow
Environment

Biofluorescent snailfish brave Arctic waters with built-in antifreeze

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

a close up of a fossil horse tooth
Science

A centuries-old horse tooth holds clues to the mystery of the Chincoteague ponies

By Kate Baggaley

Arteries with red blood cells flowing through and a yellowish cholesterol clog in a medical illustration
Health

A super-sharp gene editing tool could tackle high cholesterol and other common ailments

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

MBARI's eDNA robot in the ocean
Technology

These seawater-sipping robots use drifting genes to make ocean guest logs

By Charlotte Hu

esther-lederberg
Health

Esther Lederberg changed our understanding of how bacteria breed

By Lina Zeldovich

A row of illuminated strings, with glowing orbs in some of them.
Health

The Human Cell Atlas is pinpointing where our bodies break down

By Philip Kiefer

The 1918 flu outbreak, in which patients were kept in quarantine wards like this, was one of the world's deadliest pandemics.
Science

A viral descendent of the deadly 1918 flu is probably still going around

By Hannah Seo

husky staring at you intently
Environment

The biggest myth about dog breeds

By Hannah Seo

Anthropologists are still wrestling with their obligations to the living and dead
Science

Anthropologists are still wrestling with their obligations to the living and dead

By Philip Kiefer

a close up profile of a vampire bat
Environment

How vampire bats evolved to get the most out of their bloody diets

By Kate Baggaley

SARS-CoV-2 or COVID virus infecting human cells in a green and purple microscopy image
Health

A deep dive on the evolution of COVID and its variants

By Philip Kiefer

closeup of a whorled fingerprint pattern on a white person
Science

The genes behind your fingerprints just got weirder

By Lauren J. Young

a bushel of lychee, a red, prickly skinned spherical fruit with white, glossy edible flesh surrounding a dark oval shaped seed. two of the lychees' skin is peeled to reveal the white flesh
Environment

Good news for lychee lovers: There may be a way to grow the fruits year-round

By Nikita Amir

A lineup of the best DNA test kits on a white background
Gear

The best DNA test kits of 2024

By Stacey L. Nash

Person with luggage traveling through airport during COVID-19 pandemic
Health

Some people have a gene that could make COVID far more deadly

By Margo Milanowski

a worker ant in an aggressive stance against a white background
Environment

The protein that keeps worker ants in line can also make them queen

By Hannah Seo

Two identical twin women of color stand in front of a gray brick wall, wearing striped shirts and braided hair.
Science

Scientists can now tell if you had a ‘vanishing’ twin in the womb

By Hannah Seo

Farmer picking potatoes.
Health

Is it ok to eat GMO foods? Scientists say ‘yes.’

By Charlotte Hu

Rendering of mammoth in forest.
Health

This CRISPR startup thinks that mammoths can save the Arctic. Is it right?

By Charlotte Hu

Exercise, brainwaves, light, headaches, and more affect sleep
Health

5 reasons you can’t sleep

By Eleanor Cummins

Northern cardinal bird with right side male red and left female tan in a bare tree
Environment

4 unexpected facts about the Northern cardinal, a bird you should know better

By Purbita Saha

Albert Einstein and Elsa Einstein in black and white
Health

Go ahead, marry your cousin—it’s not that bad for your future kids

By Eleanor Cummins

Red fox with eyes closed and teeth bared
Environment

Can I have a pet fox?

By Dan Nosowitz

A speckled, white, beige, and lemon yellow gecko sits against a blue background.
Health

These popular pet lizards may hold the key to studying skin cancer

By Lauren Leffer

A visual detection test.
Health

Green algae genes helped a blind man see for the first time in 40 years

By Hannah Seo

Wheat farm and blue sky
Environment

Understanding plant biological clocks could boost future agriculture

By Sara Kiley Watson

Bearded dragon
Environment

High temperatures can cause embryonic bearded dragons to change sex

By Emily Cerf

A trio of giraffes from the necks up against a cloudy sky backdrop.
Science

Ask Us Anything: Why do humans stop growing?

By Claire Maldarelli, Jessica Boddy

peregrine falcon perched on a rock
Environment

A peregrine falcon’s power to migrate may lie in its DNA

By Philip Kiefer

Masha Krasnova-Shavaeva illustration
Health

Neanderthal genes are still helping humans today

By Claire Maldarelli

Two black and white puppies fighting over a toy on the Puppy Bowl field
Environment

Doggie DNA tests help predict the breeds that will be Puppy Bowl MVPs

By Erin Fennessy

corpse flower from above
Environment

Corpse flowers across the country are swapping pollen to stay stinky

By Doug Johnson/Undark

ocean
Environment

Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA

By Kat Eschner

southern right whales
Environment

The secret to helping this resilient whale species lies in its genes

By Emma Carroll/The Conversation

intestines microflora
Health

Gut bacteria might flip the effects of a common cancer-causing mutation in an unexpected way

By Hannah Seo

cows in a pasture
Health

Gene-edited cows could make meat more sustainable. But would people eat it?

By Dyllan Furness/Undark

Sled pulled by dogs.
Science

Humans have partnered with sled dogs for 9,500 years

By Sara Kiley Watson

people's faces
Health

Why we evolved to feel empathy during pandemics and other disasters

By Peter Sterling/MIT Press Reader

A brown-eyed individual holding a mug
Science

How do we get our eye color?

By Jordan Blok

Mongolian woman milking an animal
Health

The answer to lactose intolerance might be in Mongolia

By Andrew Curry

a woman is about to bite into a giant leek, for some reason
Science

The ‘chew chew cult’ is a Victorian diet fad that should really, really never come back

By Popular Science Team

Amish couple riding on a horse-drawn wagon
Health

A mysterious cluster of deaths amongst Amish children has finally been solved

By Sara Chodosh

A Spanish-American family photographed in New Mexico in 1940.
Science

DNA tests can’t tell you your race

By Jack Herrera

dog with second tail on forehead
Environment

The science behind this adorable puppy’s forehead tail

By Grace Wade

A controversial new study claims Botswana may be the origin of modern humanity
Science

A controversial new study claims Botswana may be the origin of modern humanity

By Kat Eschner

Gender and class inequalities haven’t really changed for 4,000 years
Science

Gender and class inequalities haven’t really changed for 4,000 years

By Jess Romeo

Collecting more diverse DNA samples could exploit the very people scientists want to help
Health

Collecting more diverse DNA samples could exploit the very people scientists want to help

By Adrian Pecotic/Undark

A massive study confirms no one ‘gay gene’ controls sexual preference
Health

A massive study confirms no one ‘gay gene’ controls sexual preference

By Nicole Wetsman

A tiny Polish village has had nothing but baby girls for a decade—and that’s actually pretty normal
Science

A tiny Polish village has had nothing but baby girls for a decade—and that’s actually pretty normal

By Craig Anderson/The Conversation

Anorexia may be more complicated than we thought
Health

Anorexia may be more complicated than we thought

By Kat Eschner

How do deer grow antlers so quickly?
Environment

How do deer grow antlers so quickly?

By Matthew Every/ Outdoor Life

The Atlantic cod’s migratory supergene comes at a cost
Environment

The Atlantic cod’s migratory supergene comes at a cost

By Donavyn Coffey

Can industrial farming be a force for good?
Environment

Can industrial farming be a force for good?

By Ted Genoways

The first paternity tests involved ‘blood vibration.’ They didn’t work.
Health

The first paternity tests involved ‘blood vibration.’ They didn’t work.

By Nara Milanich

Why do cats—and so many other animals—look like they’re wearing socks?
Environment

Why do cats—and so many other animals—look like they’re wearing socks?

By Eleanor Cummins

Why don’t we grow to be 10 feet tall?
Science

Why don’t we grow to be 10 feet tall?

By Molly Glick

To protect the world’s pasta, scientists peered inside fettuccine’s DNA
Environment

To protect the world’s pasta, scientists peered inside fettuccine’s DNA

By Kat Eschner

This woman’s genetic mutation shields her from pain and anxiety
Health

This woman’s genetic mutation shields her from pain and anxiety

By Sara Chodosh

apple breeding chart
Science

How we breed the best (and worst) apples

By Amal Ahmed