Science

Antibacterial compounds are no longer in your hand soap, but they’re in your floors, your walls, and in your body. by Maryn McKenna

This tech could boost fertility and fine-tune hormone levels.

He built a powerful system for launching scientific ideas into startups. Can he do it again? by Po Bronson

It’s made out of living human cells. Someday they could be yours.

“The Rise of Yeast” explains how one fungus altered history.

This startup’s founders eat their own kibble—and they plan to feed you someday too.

Researching orgasms gives this reviewer some perspective on the new comedy by Whitney Cummings.

We’re only talking legal sales here.

Can we create people who are optimized for ultra-long space travel?

Scientists and entrepreneurs tell us what they’re looking for.

Maverick scientists, a blissful free diver, and (of course) sex and drugs lit up our top articles of the year.

Gregory Stock is ready for cloning, gene editing, and conscious AI. But first he’s trying to get you better health care.

In “The Runaway Species,” Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman try to unlock the secrets of creativity. by Michael Hawley

A thriller about cloning, gene editing, and bioengineering is the perfect show for our times.

The secrets in your genes may be worth even more to researchers than they are to you.