4 Dead Infants, a Convicted Mother, and a Genetic Mystery
Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of killing her babies. One scientist suspected the real culprit was mutant DNA—and went on a tireless quest to prove ..
Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of killing her babies. One scientist suspected the real culprit was mutant DNA—and went on a tireless quest to prove ..
A startup called Petra uses super-hot gas to penetrate bedrock. The method could make it cheaper to move utilities underground—and make electric lines ..
Many solar and wind projects face a problem: getting the energy from where it’s made to where it’s needed. ..
A new study modeling storm behavior under a warmer climate finds Boston and Norfolk will face higher risk from floods as they crawl along the East Coast. ..
A years-long effort to validate key cancer biology hit roadblocks and found problems. But maybe this will incentivize scientists to share data. ..
The country’s unearthly landscapes have caught the attention of scientists planning for future missions to Mars and the moon. ..
A new plant-based material sparkles without plastics. That could be better for the environment—but it's also harder to make in industrial quantities. ..
NASA is investing in Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman as they develop competing designs for a next-generation space station. ..
Guide dogs need the right personality, health, and training. Scientists are studying the genetics behind the traits that make a dog suited to working. ..
Years of conflicting measurements have led physicists to propose a “dark sector” of invisible particles that could explain dark matter and the universe’s ..