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Your skin color may affect how well a medication works for you — but the research is way behind
As a new analysis highlights the impact of skin tone on drug safety and efficacy, experts outline what can be done to make medical research more inclusive.
ISS dodges its 39th piece of potentially hazardous space junk. Experts say it won't be the last.
The ISS performed its 39th ever space junk collision avoidance maneuver on Nov. 19. Although it was the first such maneuver in 2024, it may not be the last, experts say.
Bird flu could become deadlier if it mixes with seasonal flu viruses, experts warn
As of now, 17 states have reported H5N1 bird flu cases in humans, but there is still no evidence for transmission between people. Could that change?
'Wake-up call': Women are more likely than men to die of complications after heart surgery
Complications that arise after surgery are more likely to be underrecognized and undertreated in women than in men, leading to higher death rates, new research suggests. Why?
Conspiracy theory that Hurricane Milton was 'engineered' explained by psychologists
When faced with uncontrollable climate change, people often embrace conspiracy theories to regain a sense of control.
Deep below the Arctic Ocean, some plants have adapted to photosynthesize in almost near darkness
Plants found to photosynthesize 160 feet beneath the surface of the Arctic Ocean offer tantalizing prospects for the future.
CRISPR could soon be used to edit fetal DNA — are we ready?
Medical anthropologist and bioethicist Julia Brown says scientists and nonscientists need to talk about whether and how we should use CRISPR to edit the fetal genome.
The unsung 'cognitive expertise' needed to excel in elite sports
In sports, physical training is often emphasized over cognitive, but both are required to excel, experts say.
Fixing Boeing's leaky Starliner — and returning NASA's stranded astronauts to Earth — is much harder than it sounds
Astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after yet more problems with Boeing's beleaguered Starliner. Here's why an investigation into the issues is so difficult, even for NASA.
