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
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Is CBD a Cure-All?
Cannabidiol was everywhere this year — but is there evidence to back the hype? ...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
All That We’ve Learned About Human Origins Recently — and What We Still Want to Know
Ancient humans are far older, and were more widespread, than we thought. What else is there to learn? ...read more
Arrokoth, Formerly Known as Ultima Thule, Gets a Closer Look
#8 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
Seven Books, and a Universe Worth of Perspective
An all-ages reading list to expand the way you look at the world around you ...read more
Scientists Put a Human Intelligence Gene Into a Monkey. Other Scientists are Concerned.
#9 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
Our Melting Planet, in Photos
Antarctica, Greenland, even the Himalayas are melting. Here's what it looks like. ...read more
NIH Director on Human Gene Editing: ‘We Must Never Allow our Technology to Eclipse our Humanity’
#19 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more