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Japan OKs first clinical study of iPS cell-based heart treatment
The world’s first clinical study for treating heart failure with so-called iPS cells could start in Japan in the coming months after the health ministry approved a plan by Osaka University.
Even in nature, there are perils in sexual inequality
New research suggests major sex differences can be hazardous to a species's health.
'Make America Smart Again': Demonstrators speak out for science at rallies around the world
Gesturing toward the White House, home to President Donald Trump, who has called himself "a very stable genius," Isaac Newton begged to differ. "Knowing many geniuses, and being one myself, I would venture to say that was rather a boastful claim on his part," said ...
Protein engineering may be science's future
Some scientists think designing new proteins could become as significant as tweaking DNA.
Stephen Hawking and the unconstrained mind
The British physicist's work may have been esoteric, but his life helped shape how we see the world.
Stephen Hawking taught us it was right to be wrong
By making bets he was happy to lose, the English physicist showed that science progressed with each mistake.
Why scientists solve harder problems first
We've found thousands of distant planets, but not a cure for the common cold. What gives?
Benjamin Franklin's guide to spotting quacks
Benjamin Franklin's classic test of "mesmerism" was an early win for experimental psychology.
How not to get fooled by the world's randomness
There's a common thread to the dubious claims and irreproducible results that have plagued some fields of science — illusory patterns in the randomness of our world.
The government needs to do everything it can to improve funding for scientific researchers.
Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue
Scientists have developed an experimental surgical glue inspired by the mucus secreted by slugs that could offer an alternative to sutures and staples for closing wounds. While some medical glues already exist, they often adhere weakly, are not particularly flexible and frequently cannot be used ...
The Japanese 'Tunnel Man' of Alaska: Not quite life on Mars, but pretty out-there
With his dream of inhabiting the red planet out of reach, Kenji Yoshikawa instead sought out similar landscapes on Earth and teaches kids about Mars-style permafrost.
