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Evidence shows microplastics can end up in many different organs and may harm reproductive health

The cost of new gene-based sickle cell treatments isn’t the only barrier to access. Coming up with new ways to treat the whole disease—and person—could make treatment more equitable

Northern and southern lights produced by a recent bout of severe space weather may rival the most intense auroras of the past 500 years

In its first climate change case, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea determined that a global ocean convention extends to greenhouse gases, meaning countries have an obligation to reduce them

Cooperation theorist Athena Aktipis talks about zombies, game theory, go bags and more in her new book, A Field Guide to the Apocalypse.

Lumina Probiotic has said a genetically modified microbe could prevent cavities. Experts, though, have safety concerns

Puzzling Havana Syndrome injuries that have afflicted U.S. diplomats may have a more complicated explanation than solely pulsed microwaves or mass psychology

People may someday have a surprisingly familiar tool to prevent viral infections: one of the antibiotics found in a common ointment

Skyrocketing temperatures are colliding with a lack of planning in Phoenix that is contributing to a rise in heat-related deaths

The 90-year-old finally realized his dreams of spaceflight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle, which also carried five other crew members on a short suborbital voyage

Author and science journalist Deborah Blum describes how an Indiana chemist kicked off the first major food regulation in the U.S.

A common species of cockroach hails from Asia, according to new research that tracks its spread around the globe