Stories by Humberto Basilio

Surgeons in China transplanted part of pig liver into a patient with an incurable cancerous tumor, and it functioned for more than a month

If you want to know where the best leaf peeping will be this year, climate science and weather can provide the answer

The “Great North American Eclipse” of April 2024 was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study how birds and other wildlife respond to total solar eclipses

New research shows how microbes use napping viruses to vaccinate themselves

A new study suggests that permanent standard time may reduce obesity and stroke

The Perseverance rover’s new findings set the stage for bringing Martian samples back to Earth to test whether microbes once inhabited the Red Planet

The first national study of its kind shows that children from marginalized communities are more exposed to extreme heat events

Surgeons think the first transplantation of a pig lung in a human is an exciting step forward for the field, but many questions remain open

Scientists treated a person’s type 1 diabetes with genetically modified insulin-producing cells that evaded immune system attacks. This is the first therapy for the condition that does not require immunosuppressant drugs

Analyzing embryo movements in uteruslike environments could offer clues to improving the success rate of in vitro fertilization

A certain species of sea slug steals chloroplasts from algae and houses its contraband in special organelles that it can raid for food in times of need

Researchers have tested an mRNA vaccine against avian influenza in calves with promising results

Scientists and supporters rallied in cities across the U.S. and Europe to protest dramatic funding cuts and other attacks from the Trump administration

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation likely won't completely collapse with global warming, but any weakening could have grave consequences worldwide