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A wearable whose time has come

But can we still wear purple after Labor Day?

It takes a village to save a trapped trash panda.

A ‘pillar of gut’ is the key.

If AI becomes increasingly able to help design biological systems, are our safeguards developing fast enough?

More than 200 tornadoes have hit Illinois this year. Here’s how the twisters form, and how climate change might be influencing them.

A green owl can nudge you to practice, but it doesn’t replace talking to a person.

This trio of high-tech observatories will continue to unlock the secrets of the cosmos.

During its five-year primary mission, Roman is expected to observe billions of stars and galaxies, 100,000 exoplanets, and more.

Poop and pollen are unavoidable, but there are still ways to leave them at the door.

The Aussie experiment comes amid a lack of clear evidence that the apps harm the majority of adolescents. It may take a dramatic research pivot to finally reveal what’s going on and how to fix it.

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance recently reintroduced the amphibians in Bluff Lake.