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An unlikely alliance of farmers, bikers, truckers, a detective and scientists from across the political spectrum are working to pressure the Trump administration and Republican leadership…

The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite infestation has been confirmed in the US, authorities say.New World screwworm (NWS) myiasis was found in a patient…

August 25, 20254 min readHuman Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected In U.S.This gruesome parasite is more of a threat to your burger than to youBy Madhusree…

Surgeons have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain dead human recipient for the first time and found it functioned for nine…

New World screwworm larva, like the one pictured, will hatch and feed on the flesh of living animals, typically cattle. Cases in humans are rare but…

As the legendary Nigerian artist Fela Kuti once declared, “Music is our weapon,” we again stand at the crossroads of artistry and politics, as war rages in the…

It was the telegram exchange that sparked an identity crisis for humankind. In 1960 a young Jane Goodall working in a remote forest in Tanzania observed…

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week with a quick roundup of some of the…

August 15, 20253 min readFirst 3D Images of Human Embryo Implantation Reveal New Details of the ProcessAnalyzing embryo movements in uteruslike environments could offer clues to…

A human embryo being implanted into a uterus has been pictured in real time and in 3D footage for the first time by a team of…