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For height, DNA is largely destiny. Studies of identical and fraternal twins suggest up to 80% of variation in height is genetic. But the genes responsible have largely eluded researchers. Now, by amassing genome data for 4 million people—the largest such study ever—geneticists have accounted for a major share of […]

The algorithm listens to subtle differences in coughs between healthy people and infected people.

An ancient carved gem features a foreign god.

It took 42 launches to get the International Space Station up. What will it take to get it down?

The test could identify which patients could avoid chemotherapy.

Here are some brief reports about science and technology from all over, including one from the United Arab Emirates about the the first interplanetary mission by an Arab country.

Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Compact, chip-based lasers have conquered much of the electromagnetic spectrum, from ultraviolet to infrared, enabling technologies from digital communications and barcode readers to laser pointers and printers. But one key region of the spectrum remained untamed: the terahertz band, which lies between infrared light and microwaves. Engineers hankered for a […]