Daisy Hernández’s journey to understand the history and devastating toll of Chagas disease began in her aunt’s hospital room.

Journalist Daisy Hernández chronicles the history of Chagas disease, also known as kissing bug disease, and how it changed ...

Conventional wisdom is that ice is slippery because it has a thin layer of water on top, but new research suggests something ...

One year after the LA fires, the Community Brigade is equipping residents to prepare for, fight, and recover from wildfires.

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Over the past year, most of your body has replaced itself cell by cell. What can we learn from other animals’ dramatic feats ...

One year after the LA fires, the Community Brigade is equipping residents to prepare for, fight, and recover from wildfires.

Evolutionary biologist Pamela Yeh and animal domestication expert Raffaela Lesch join Host Flora Lichtman to discuss how ...

Ultramarathoners can run with what seems like superhuman stamina. But are their bodies much different than the rest of ours?

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The following is an excerpt from The Secret Life of Flies by Erica McAlister. The hirsute form of the male chocolate midge, Forcipomyia sp., which is essential for cocoa pollination. The pin obscures ...

Listen to a conversation on Science Friday about the historical role of science in Indigenous communities and considering a broader definition of science. “They’re coming out,” says Wilfred Buck.