Computer programs used in 46 states incorrectly label Black defendants as “high-risk” at twice the rate as white defendants

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New study shows that lizards evolve and maintain wider toepads to survive hurricane winds

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Inside Isha Datar's 10-year push to make meat without animals a reality

A century later, her system is still used today

By switching off cell-to-cell communication, researchers turned cancer’s bazooka into a rubber pistol

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She recorded the first computer bug when a moth got caught in a relay switch

Engineered viruses may be the key to HIV and tuberculosis vaccines

'Free-market philanthropy' raises yet more questions about the future of American public research

The early-career grants, meant to boost diversity, end up perpetuating disparities

Studying empathy can sometimes seem like a look at how self-involved we are

A microscopic moonshot hopes to revolutionize biology

Meet the researchers searching for more climate-friendly architecture

Walk like a person, talk like a turkey

To avoid the mistakes of the past, scientists and society need to open their minds

We may not be hardwired to recognize faces after all

Everyone should benefit from this once-in-a-lifetime discovery