Scientists Seek Better Guidelines for Editing Genes in Human Embryos
In the first of two meetings, an international commission discussed the criteria required before such experiments should be conducted—if ever
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A Year In, the Second-Largest Ebola Outbreak Continues to Rage
Despite vaccination and treatment efforts, the epidemic in Central Africa has resulted in 1,700 deaths and counting
Why the WHO's Emergency Declaration for Ebola Is a Big Deal
The president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene talks about how the designation could help fight the nearly year-old outbreak in central sub-Saharan Africa
Elon Musk's Secretive Brain Tech Company Debuts a Sophisticated Neural Implant
Neuralink says it can robotically implant more than 3,000 flexible-polymer electrodes in a rat or monkey brain. The device is still a long way from routine human use, however
Anorexia May Be Linked to Metabolism, a Genetic Analysis Suggests
A large, correlation-based study identifies eight genome regions associated with the eating disorder
Climate Change Is Having a Major Impact on Global Health
Warming temperatures are exposing more people to heat waves and increasing the risk of disease spread
Fake Whiskeys and Octo-Ecstasy
Scientific American assistant news editor, Tanya Lewis, and collections editor, Andrea Gawrylewski, take a deeper look at two short articles from the Advances news section of the December issue, on counterfeit whiskeys and the effect of real ecstasy...on octopuses...
Tinder for Cheetahs; and an Unusual Blindness
Scientific American assistant news editor, Tanya Lewis, and collections editor, Andrea Gawrylewski, host a new podcast that takes a deeper look at short articles from the Advances news section of the magazine...
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Superslow Brain Waves May Play a Critical Role in Consciousness
Signals long thought to be “noise” appear to represent a distinct form of brain activity
A Year of Trump: Science Is a Major Casualty in the New Politics of Disruption
From a rollback of environmental protections to attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, here’s a look at the president’s impact on science-related issues
Trump Administration's Science Priorities "Better Than Feared"
But the White House memo completely omits climate science and space, emphasizing military tech and basic R&D
Brain Activity during Sleep Can Predict When Someone Is Dreaming
Studying the dreaming brain offers a window on consciousness
The "Goldilocks" Level of Teen Screen Use
It pays to get the time spent on a device just right
Monkey Say, Monkey Do: Baboons Can Make Humanlike Speech Sounds
New research suggests our last common ancestor with these monkeys possessed the vocal machinery needed to speak
U.S. Students Improve in Science--but Just Barely
Fourth- and eighth-graders score better than before, but weak gains and overall poor marks hint at long way to go
Korean Robot Takes Home $2M Prize in DARPA Challenge
The winning team's robot, a humanoid design that could transform into a wheeled kneeling position, finished all eight tasks in less than 45 minutes...
An "Invisible" Body Could Reduce Your Social Anxiety
Subjects tricked into thinking that they were invisible sweated less when a brush stroke was applied
