World Cup history will be made on this grass. These scientists have spent eight years perfecting it

The grass on which the World Cup's 104 matches will be played has a vital but often overlooked role. Two scientists have ...

In 1949, a failed plastic experiment by Harry Coover created a strange sticky compound, which eventually led to the creation of superglue

In the late 1940s, chemist Harry Coover was on a mission to create a clear plastic. Instead, he stumbled upon a compound with ...
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Silicon Valley Likes the Idea of Gene-Edited Embryos. It’ll Be a Wait

SynBioBeta, a major gathering of the biotech world scheduled for earlier this month in San Jose, Calif. As the discussion’s ...