Story of the Year: Humanity’s First Look at a Black Hole
#1 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
Month: December 2019
Gene Therapies Make it to Clinical Trials
#2 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
Around the World, Countries Are Racing to the Moon
#3 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
One Million Species are in Danger of Extinction, U.N. Reports
#4 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
Can We Target Weight Loss to a Specific Part of Our Body?
The truth behind "belly-busting" and other weight loss claims. ...read more
Denisovan Research Reveals The Early Humans Were More Complex Than We Thought
#5 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
Is CBD a Cure-All?
Cannabidiol was everywhere this year — but is there evidence to back the hype? ...read more
As the Himalayas Melt, Thousands of Dangerous Floods Could Sweep Through the Mountain Range
A new study predicts that 5,000 lakes across the mountain range could one day burst into valleys below. ...read more
Will Prime Editors be the New CRISPR?
There's a new gene editing technique in town, called "prime editing." ...read more
Don’t Look Now, But Your Shadow May Be Shrinking
The view of Earth from 22,000 miles away in space helps explain what's going on. ...read more