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Altering A Species: Darwin's Shopping List

Few scientific discoveries have caused as much excitement as that of editing our genes; yet we owe some of the most stunning wonders around us to old-fashioned breeding practices, says Jimena Canales.

Venezuela's National Assembly head Juan Guaidó waves during a mass opposition rally, during which he declared himself the country's acting president on Jan. 23.

Who Is Venezuela's Juan Guaidó?

The 35-year-old politician declared himself acting president this week, and has been recognized as the country's president by the Trump administration.

The brains of female soccer players who head the ball frequently show white matter alterations.

Heading May Be Riskier For Female Soccer Players Than Males

Females are more likely than males to suffer measurable impact on their brains as a result of heading the ball during soccer.

The Kitakyushu Central Library in Japan, Arata Isozaki's native country. Construction on the library was completed in the mid-1970s.

Arata Isozaki, Whose Hybrid Style Forged 'New Paths,' Wins Pritzker Prize

Growing up in the shadow of World War II, the Japanese architect became fascinated with how people rebuild. Now, after decades of restless reinvention, he has won architecture's highest honor.

A family sits on the sand at Children's Pool Beach in La Jolla, CA in this undated photo.

Trash Collections Show Plastics Now Dominate Ocean Litter

Much of the trash finding its way into the world's oceans is plastic.

Alexander Nix, the currently suspended CEO of Cambridge Analytica, speaks at a 2016 event in New York City. Nix and his firm are accused of misusing the personal data of 50 million people as part of their political consulting work, which included President Trump's 2016 campaign.

What Did Cambridge Analytica Do During The 2016 Election?

The company says it was essential to President Trump's victory but both Trump and other former clients are downplaying the role of its trademark psychological profiling.

If a doctor's office is like Blockbuster, Hims feels more like Netflix. It's a way to skip the long waits and crowds and get generic Viagra, hair growth treatment and other medicine and vitamins with minimal interaction with a health care provider — for better and worse.

Perspective: Direct-To-Consumer Medicine Can Be Quick And Discreet, But What's Lost?

If you happily order your contact lenses online, why not get drugs for migraines or erectile dysfunction that way, too? Be careful, a medical student warns. Your "simple" self-diagnosis may be wrong.

Students pass the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts building at San Diego State University on March 28, 2019.

SDSU President Addresses Complaints Over Noxious Fumes, Promises Better Communication

More than 75 faculty members, staff and students at San Diego State University packed an open forum Wednesday to demand answers of campus leadership about noxious odors that have sickened many since January.

Jacob Katz, with California Trout, says growing bugs in rice fields could be part of the solution for boosting salmon populations in rivers statewide.

A ‘Floating Fillet’: Rice Farmers Grow Bugs To Help Restore California’s Salmon

Jacob Katz is on the hunt — but not for geese or ducks. On a farm about 40 minutes north of Sacramento, he wades through a rice paddy with an aquarium net in hand. But he’s not fishing.

Science, Fiction And Philosophy Collide In Astonishing 'Lightning'

Ada Palmer's dizzying debut novel is dense and complex, packed with philosophy and visions of what life might be like in the year 2424: Radically different, yet based on Enlightenment ideals.

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