Like many crime labs in the United States, analysts at the center routinely perform forensic firearms identification, meaning they inspect crime scene evidence — in this instance, the microscopic ...

Despite the initial hype, insect agriculture is facing the economic realities of competing with the traditional meat industry.

In 1775, Washington deployed colonial soldiers who had survived smallpox to retake Boston during a city-wide epidemic.

In the 20th-century statistics wars, Bayesians were underdogs. Now their methods may help speed treatments to market.

Agencies will have to show a “direct causal link” to “manifest bodily harm,” not just an increased risk of disease.

The administration had cut crucial funding for mRNA-based therapies. The rest of the world might step in and benefit.

No wonder the European Marine Energy Center, one of the world’s leading agencies for developing and testing wave and tidal power technologies, chose to set up shop here; the nonprofit agency hosts ...

Mark Turner has worked in pediatrics for more than 30 years, and he’s tired of telling parents there’s nothing he can do for their children. Very few medicines are developed with young people in mind, ...

It’s possible that traditional discipline could have prevented the shooting. Henderson had a history of violence and threats against family, students, and teachers. The teenager had recently been ...

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