A mysterious polio-like disease could challenge our healthcare infrastructure. And, zooming in on non-cancerous cells in and around tumors.

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Lace up those comfortable sneakers, and get out your bug spray and field guides, because we’re about to go birder-watching.

Plant biologist Joanne Chory spent her career trying to grow plants that could sequester CO2 in their roots. Her wild... more

Government cuts have left NSF funding at the lowest level in decades. Plus, the FDA has cleared a blood test... more

Recent outages at Newark airport highlighted the challenges facing air traffic controllers. What's the science underpinning air safety?

The plan raises some eyebrows, as some in the Trump administration have been skeptical of vaccines and moved to limit... more

Betül Kaçar started out as a biochemist. But then she found her calling: investigating some of the hardest questions in... more

How the “Final Reckoning” crew used science to bring an underwater stunt to life. Plus, the psychology behind thrill-seeking.