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The military is launching a fleet of small, interconnected satellites to collect data, track missiles, and aim weapons.

Opinion | Discussing bioethics is critical to a future everyone has a hand in shaping. But obstacles abound.

Racial categories are crude maps imposed on human biological variation. How do scientists square them with genetics?

As their research is twisted to fuel racist claims, many geneticists are weighing the societal risks of their work.

Nathan Vardi's "For Blood and Money" shows how stock traders funded the race to develop two rival blood cancer drugs.

Demand for gold has risen in recent years. Not everyone is happy about that, especially some residents of Grass Valley.

Efforts to regulate dog training have centered on studies examining the efficacy of punishment as a training tool

As their research is twisted to fuel racist claims, many geneticists are weighing the societal risks of their work.

Belugas pass cultural knowledge across generations. Their survival may depend on how they collectively adapt.

The parasite’s complex biology played a role in the delay, but experts say there was also a lack of urgency and funding.

«The people who are affected by malaria, "they're not Europeans, they're not Australians, they are poor African children," said Ashley Birkett, director of the malaria vaccine initiative at PATH, a non-profit global health organization. "Unfortunately, I think we have to accept that that is part of the reason for the lack of urgency in the community."»

Technical advances may be making it easier to build dangerous biological materials from scratch, with few regulations.

Struggling to save trapped and injured bats, scientists endure Russian shelling and accusations of spreading bioweapons.

The human microbiome has been linked to digestion, depression, and more. How might space travel change it?

The algorithm scans electronic records and may reduce sepsis deaths, but widespread adoption could be a challenge.

A principle that explains decision-making — from investor behavior to insurance markets — isn't ironclad, experts argue.

Opinion | Vermont recently legalized a greener alternative to cremation and burial. More states should follow suit.

The reintroduction of the long-lived, highly social birds has offered insight into the importance of parenting in the species.