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Hydrogen-Powered Airplanes Face 5 Big Challenges

Hydrogen could help make flying greener, but switching away from fossil fuels po...

An FDA Overreaction to Theranos's Implosion Would Harm ...

Requiring FDA approval for laboratory developed tests would be an overreaction t...

Implicit Bias Hurts Everyone. Here’s How to Overcome It.

The environment shapes stereotypes and biases, but it is possible to recognize a...

Florida's Beef with Lab-Grown Meat Is Evidence-Free

Lobbyists’ and politicians’ campaigns against lab-grown meat appeal to emotion, ...

How to Move the World’s Largest Camera from a Californi...

A multimillion-dollar digital camera could revolutionize astronomy. But first it...

Abortion Restrictions Are Spreading, even though Scienc...

“We should not make it harder for people to access abortion,” says a researcher ...

How Much Do Our Thoughts Shape Our Health?

The way we think about time, aging and sickness may influence our health, behavi...

Gas Stove Pollution Lingers in Homes for Hours Even out...

Gas stoves spew nitrogen dioxide at levels that frequently exceed those that are...

See What Gives Sourdough Its Distinctive Taste and Smell

You can thank yeast and bacteria cultivated over generations for the distinctive...

Why Are We Still Superstitious?

Superstitions linger into the modern era, in part, because they may be holdovers...

Where Does the Solar System End?

The solar system’s outer limits aren’t as clear-cut as you might think

Here's What Universities Always Get Wrong about Student...

Repression draws attention to campus protests, like those over the conflict in G...

Introducing Science Quickly’s New Host, Rachel Feltman

Stay tuned for a new era of Science Quickly.

The Unequal Burden of Early Dementia on Black Americans...

Black Americans face higher hurdles in diagnosis and treatment of frontotemporal...

The Poetic Lives of Lost Women of Math and Science

When poet Jessy Randall saw that so many female scientists weren’t getting their...

The Science of ‘3 Body Problem’: What’s Fact and What’s...

The hit sci-fi show’s adviser and two other researchers discuss its portrayal of...

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