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Logan Cyr, 16, joined a global accelerator program for teens that enables him to research cures for genetic malformations.

Evening bathing could also benefit personal hygiene. “Nighttime showers allow for cleaning the dirt of the day,” says Dr.

Scientists are crucial voices in the public debate about wicked problems—societal-scale, high-stakes issues with no clear ...

Prajakta Koli has been named in the inaugural TIME100 Creators list by TIME Magazine, a special recognition that honours the world’s most powerful digital creators.

Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

Scientists from UCL and the University of Cambridge have revealed that "space ice"—long thought to be completely ...

The health secretary’s approach to the condition gives the impression that two decades of research simply never happened.

The XenboX concept began taking shape in the early aughts when Gordon walked into a Boulder, Colorado, new-age shop and discovered a biofeedback device that clocked his brain’s electrical activity and ...