Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

Barresi, who is professor of biological sciences and chair of the Smith College neuroscience program, is creating artworks ...

Putting people into sleep mode is a sci-fi concept that's a lot closer to becoming real than you might think. Erin Belback is part of an ongoing human trial backed by NASA that aims to replicate the ...

As we head into the second international break of the 2025-26 Premier League and European seasons, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is fast approaching next summer — but first, the ceremonial pomp of the World ...

In 2006 immunologist and 2025 Nobel prize winner Shimon Sakaguchi co-wrote an article in Scientific American that now feels prophetic. In the story, entitled “Peacekeepers of the Immune System,” ...

A union between human and machine? Not on this Ohio Republican’s watch. A bill introduced last month by Buckeye state representative Thaddeus Claggett, from Licking County, would block AI systems from ...

Scientists identified two types of brain cells, neurons and microglia, that are altered in people with depression. Through genomic mapping of post-mortem brain tissue, they found major differences in ...

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Scientists have successfully used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a breakthrough that could revolutionize fertility treatment. The research, published in the journal Nature ...

Years ago, NASA needed a way for astronauts to take notes in zero gravity. And they faced a problem: "NASA wanted an alternative to pencils because the lead could easily break off and float away, ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have achieved a scientific first: transforming human skin cells into eggs that can be fertilized in the lab. Their study, published Tuesday in Nature ...

Scientists have made a landmark breakthrough that enables the creation of viable human egg cells from a skin cell, new research claims. The study, published in Nature Communications, detailed how US ...