As NASA prepares for long-term moon bases, scientists are working on how to grow food in lunar soil and deal with razor-sharp ...

A new pancreatic cancer drug doubles survival times. And a new treatment for a rare form of ALS slows and improves some ...

The Office of Management and Budget has proposed rule changes to insert a political review step into the scientific ...

Ancient squirrel poop provides a snapshot of life during the last ice age. And, how different types of laughter originate in ...

The chlorine in swimming pools reacts with our urine and sweat, producing volatile chemicals that are potentially harmful to ...

The chlorine in swimming pools reacts with our urine and sweat, producing volatile chemicals that are potentially harmful to ...

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This story was produced by Science Friday and América Futura as part of our “Astronomy: Made in Latin America” newsletter and series. It is available in Spanish here. In the remote Atacama Desert of ...

The following is an excerpt from The Secret Life of Flies by Erica McAlister. The hirsute form of the male chocolate midge, Forcipomyia sp., which is essential for cocoa pollination. The pin obscures ...

It’s happened to all of us: We’re at an event and recognize peoples’ faces all over the room, but names utterly escape us. Don’t feel bad. When it comes to linking faces and names, the deck is stacked ...

“The cause of (and solution to) all life’s problems” is derived from Arabic. But the word ‘alcohol’ originally referred to a method of manufacturing makeup, among other things. People have been making ...