biology

The science of skin color

Clues to prehistoric times, found in blind cavefish

How to read the genome and build a human being

How pollution is changing the ocean's chemistry

Why are human bodies asymmetrical?

How do carbohydrates impact your health?

What is depression?

How we can make crops survive without water

A robot that runs and swims like a salamander

Why the octopus brain is so extraordinary

How humans could evolve to survive in space

What would happen if you didn't sleep?

We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely

You have no idea where camels really come from

What makes muscles grow?

The ethical dilemma of designer babies

Why do women have periods?

The microbes in our food can save lives

What are animals thinking and feeling?

How we're growing baby corals to rebuild reefs

Glow-in-the-dark sharks and other stunning sea creatures

How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA

The coolest animal you know nothing about ... and how we can save it

Why do some people go bald?

You can grow new brain cells. Here's how

The benefits of a bilingual brain

How young blood might help reverse aging. Yes, really

How quantum biology might explain life's biggest questions

What we learn from insects' sex lives

How in vitro fertilization (IVF) works

Design at the intersection of technology and biology

How to control someone else's arm with your brain

Do we see reality as it is?

Soon we'll cure diseases with a cell, not a pill

Could we cure HIV with lasers?

Programming bacteria to detect cancer (and maybe treat it)