News

  1. Life

    Gene editing creates mice with two biological dads for the first time

    Scientists have used CRISPR/Cas9 to make mice with two biological fathers.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Astronomy

    If the past is a guide, Hubble’s new trouble won’t doom the space telescope

    Hubble is in safe mode, but astronomers are optimistic that the observatory will keep working.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Earth

    These light-loving bacteria may survive surprisingly deep underground

    Traces of cyanobacteria DNA suggest that the microbes live deep below Earth’s surface.

    By Jennifer Leman
  4. Neuroscience

    How your brain is like a film editor

    A brain structure called the hippocampus may slice our continuous existence into discrete chunks that can be stored as memories.