Basic research often pays huge dividends—but that’s not why we do it.
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Startup Colossal Biosciences has edited the DNA of a gray wolf to produce what it says is a de-extincted animal.
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Math and computer science researchers have long known that some questions are fundamentally unanswerable. Now physicists are exploring how physical
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A successful reflight of SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster would be an important milestone for its Starship program.
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After a string of discouraging rulings for other cities, a court upheld NYC’s efforts to decarbonize its buildings.
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In an advance for treating male infertility, researchers transplanted a patient with his own sperm-forming stem cells that were collected
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The Japanese singer-songwriter’s new album goes deep on their “fascination with science.” WIRED Japan took Hikaru Utada to visit the
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The core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System is now integrated with the rocket’s twin boosters.
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The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and Saturn.
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DNA-testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, which means the future of the company’s vast trove of customer data is
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