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You’d have to inoculate your entire population—and maybe that wouldn’t work by the time the pathogen circulated back around to…

Google’s first step toward putting data centers in space is officially underway. On October 1, at approximately 2:32 P.M. EDT,…

John Goldman had not seen a case of measles in 30 years. But since April, the infectious disease specialist with…

A new NASA directive seeks to loosen “planetary protection” rules meant to avoid the contamination other worlds with microbial life…

When the Chinese scientist He Jiankui announced in 2018 that he had created the first gene-edited babies, the experiment was…

Next-generation weight-loss drugs just hit a new milestone: In a phase 3 clinical trial, retatrutide helped people with type 2…

Marine plastic pollution is rampant. That’s nothing new. Plastic waste has been found in a variety of marine ecosystems, including…

An estimated one in eight cancer cases worldwide may be caused by infections—many of which are preventable with treatment or…

Google, SpaceX, and a host of startups are all planning to build data centers in space. But for those plans…

Earlier this month, the Trump administration released a politically charged clone of Tetris called Build the Wall. The Tetris Company…

Welcome to the latest edition of Power Play! From now until the midterms, senior writer Molly Taft will be sharing…

On Wednesday, October 23, 1872, a slew of articles appeared in The New York Times, The New York Herald, and…

Earth’s days are not exactly the same length. Scientists have been recording small variations in for decades. These changes are…

An invisible stream of superfast plasma is heading straight for Earth, and scientists are thrilled.The reason why is that these…

A powerful nor’easter developing this week will bring wicked winds, rough surf, and heavy rains to coastal communities from North…

On Thursday President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration appeared before lawmakers for a crucial Senate…