science

How fungi recognize (and infect) plants

Could fish social networks help us save coral reefs?

What happens when you have a concussion?

The left brain vs. right brain myth

You owe it to yourself to experience a total solar eclipse

The future of our coastal systems

What sharks taught me about being a scientist

The genius of Marie Curie

The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it

How does your body process medicine?

Why wildfires have gotten worse -- and what we can do about it

What to trust in a "post-truth" world

A crash course in organic chemistry

The surprisingly charming science of your gut

Why are sloths so slow?

Mammoths resurrected, geoengineering and other thoughts from a futurist

A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD

How digital DNA could help you make better health choices

A simple new blood test that can catch cancer early

Lessons from the longest study on human development

How LIGO discovered gravitational waves -- and what might be next

The fascinating secret lives of giant clams

Can clouds buy us more time to solve climate change?

The most Martian place on Earth

We can hack our immune cells to fight cancer

Electrical experiments with plants that count and communicate

What would happen if we upload our brains to computers?

The evolution of animal genitalia

Can we stop climate change by removing CO2 from the air?

The biology of our best and worst selves

Want to get great at something? Get a coach

What intelligent machines can learn from a school of fish

Meet the microscopic life in your home -- and on your face

A new weapon in the fight against superbugs

How to win at evolution and survive a mass extinction

What's hidden under the Greenland ice sheet?