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A slime mold changes its mind: an interview with slime mold scientist Audrey Dussutour

How do slime molds and ants make decisions without a central brain?

How a balloon flying over Antarctica made parallel universes tabloid fodder

No, scientists did not discover evidence for a parallel universe in the Antarctic ice

Scientists, beware of the consequences of routine practices in your lab!

The harmless practice of using parafilm to seal agar petri dishes containing the model organism, C. elegans, actually impacts larval development

Scientists have shown the perfect way to make pancakes, and that has huge implications

Some science is labeled "silly" by the media and politicians, but don't be fooled — simple research is extremely important

Meet Eunice Foote, early climate scientist and women's rights leader

Her experiments uncovered the greenhouse effect three years before the man who was widely credited with this discovery

Scientists are mapping the genetic tool fancied a 'fountain of youth'

Telomerase protects our genetic information as cells copy DNA. It's stymied scientists for decades

People ask about my experiments on mice. The answers are … complicated

Behind most breakthroughs is animal research. Let's stop pretending otherwise