A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow 'Organ Sacks' to Replace Animal Testing

R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term ...
Nature

Paul R. Ehrlich obituary: pioneering ecologist who caused controversy by predicting a ‘population bomb’

The environmentalist founded the field of co-evolution, and warned that rapid human expansion would cause biodiversity ...
eLife

ANTIPODE Provides a Global View of Cell Type Homology and Transcriptomic Divergence in the Developing Mammalian Brain

The evidence supporting the conclusions of this work is solid, and ANTIPODE presents an updated methodological approach to determining how gene expression at the cell-type level has evolved. Thus, ...
The New York Times

Stop Using So Much Dish Soap (And Other Portion Size Advice)

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Elissa Sanci Elissa Sanci is a senior writer who has reported on label makers, ...
CNET

Stop Guessing These Letters in Wordle—And Start Using These Instead

If your starter word contains a rarely used letter, rethink your strategy. Here are the most commonly used letters in the alphabet. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture ...