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Who Wouldn't Pay $30 for a DNA Nip & Tuck?

Self-modification when gene editing is cheaper than plastic surgery.

How Science Is Fighting Wilder Wildfires Than Ever Before

In the midst of a nightmarish wildfire season, scientists are often the only barrier between life and death.

What Killed America's Climate-Saving Nuke Revival?

One decade ago, the U.S. was on the verge of a second, climate-saving nuclear age. What happened?

Selling Salvation, Cloud By Cloud

A North Dakota company sells salvation cloud by cloud.

Mission Europa - Jupiter Or Bust

Jupiter's ocean-filled moon might hold the life we've long searched for in space. And scientists have one shot to reach it.

10 Brain Myths Busted

It's going to take more than 10 percent of your brain to read this story.

Let's Talk About Martians

We found the perfect excuse to geek out on exploring Mars - in science fiction and real life. And we invited the director of The Martian to join us.

Maybe We're Not Infested With Aliens

Maybe the aliens are part of what makes us us.

Anatomy Of A Micro Lung

How a series of thumb-drive-size chips may revolutionize pharmaceutical development.

Bringing The Passenger Pigeon Out Of Extinction

Bringing extinct animals back to life is now within our grasp, says Long Now Foundation researcher Ben Novak.

The $20 Billion Natural Gas Gamble

Rising from a Louisiana Bayou, America's most unlikely energy project will change the natural gas market.

Driscoll's Is Breeding The Fruit Of The Future

Driscoll's is breeding the fruit of the future.

Shell's Risky, Expensive Plan To Drill, Baby, Drill

A global oil glut has tanked prices and cut profits as politicians vow to confront climate change. So why is Shell drilling for "extreme oil"north of Alaska?

Your Next Vacation Could Be To 100,000 Feet

Your next vacation could be to 100,000 feet - Balloons like this one will tow a capsule that has seating for six passengers and...a bar.

Get Dirty, Stay Healthy

We live in fear of the microbes that inhabit our homes and buildings. But our health may depend on preserving theirs

The Fight Over Plastic Bags

The fight over plastics bags is about a lot more than how to get groceries home.

Why The Saudis Are Going Solar

The fate of one of the biggest fossil-fuel producers of the past 40 years may now depend on its investment in renewable energy.

WHAT MAKES THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET SO GOOD FOR US?

The Mediterranean diet may help you live longer, especially if you also adopt the lifestyle of people living near the Med during the 1950s.

MUSIC FOR A DISTRACTED GENERATION

The number of things competing for our attention is often overwhelming. Can dreamy soundscapes created with neuroscience help our bewildered brains to concentrate?

When are we moving to Mars?

With wars raging and environmental collapse on the horizon, the idea of escaping to start again on another planet is gaining appeal. Both NASA and the Chinese are working on lunar bases. But how soon before the rest of us can take to the stars? And what about the planet we'd leave behind?

The real reasons women are losing more sleep than men

Menopause, pregnancy and hormonal fluctuations during the monthly cycle can all have a huge effect on women’s sleep

Here's how the Sun will end all life on Earth

The Sun isn't going to go supernova. But its demise will cause ripples of stellar devastation that'll be deadly to nearby planets

ARE WE THE ONLY SPECIES TO HAVE BEEN THROUGH A STONE AGE?

The Stone Age might conjure up images of early humans, sitting around a campfire or hunting prehistoric beasts, but evidence shows that we're not the only species that has learned how to work with stone tools. Wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) use stone tools to crack open nuts.

THE INTERNET OF ANIMALS

SCIENTISTS ARE USING ELECTRONIC TAGS AND SATELLITES TO TRACK WILD ANIMALS AND CREATE A DATA NETWORK THAT COULD HELP US ADDRESS THE BIODIVERSITY CRISIS

ANALYSIS - Why you should never take health advice from a 100-year-old

Living longer is a goal for many of us. But should we be following the lifestyles of those that live past 100?

THE IMMUNE SYSTEM REBOOT

IGNORE THE PSEUDO-SCIENCE SUPPLEMENTS PROMISING TO CRUSH INFLAMMATION AND WARD OFF ILLNESS. HERE'S THE TRUTH ABOUT RECALIBRATING YOUR BODY'S DEFENCES FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH AND LONGEVITY

Should we scrap daylight saving time?

Most of us look forward to the extra hour we get in bed every October, but researchers argue that changing the clocks twice a year harms our health

THE LUNGFISH

In 1836, European scientists discovered a peculiar animal from the River Amazon that they struggled to identify. Its eel-like body was a few feet long and its air-filled lungs persuaded anatomists it must be a reptile.

Mega-buildings are now slowing Earth's spin. Here's what that means for the planet

A huge dam in China is changing how long our days are

GENETICS: Gene-editing discovery could reverse ageing

CRISPR is a way off being used in human therapeutics, but a new discovery could unlock its potential