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  1. Biology

    How Scientists Study Proteins

    Researchers have learned a lot about proteins in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Grace Adeyemi
  2. Chemistry

    Everything You Need to Know About Polymers

    From the basics to the newest findings, this guide explains polymers in plain language and clears up a few of the most common myths.

    By Nadia Kowalczyk
  3. Earth & Space

    Tides: What to Know

    Researchers have learned a lot about tides in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Samuel Brightwater
  4. Physics

    Sound Waves vs. Energy: Key Differences

    What causes the changes linked to sound waves, how energy fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.

    By Samuel Brightwater
  5. Environment

    How Scientists Study Drought

    What causes the changes linked to drought, how acid rain fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.

    By Nadia Kowalczyk
  6. Chemistry

    Ten Things to Know About Combustion

    Many people misunderstand combustion. We look at how it really works, why it matters, and what recent studies have added to the picture.

    By Jonah Whitfield
  7. Biology

    The Hidden Side of Stem Cells

    Researchers have learned a lot about stem cells in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Elena Castellanos
  8. Genetics

    What’s Really Going On With Mutations?

    Researchers have learned a lot about mutations in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Samuel Brightwater
  9. Environment

    How Composting and Drought Are Linked

    Many people misunderstand composting. We look at how it really works, why it matters, and what recent studies have added to the picture.

    By Theo Nakamura
  10. Earth & Space

    Ten Things to Know About Comets

    Researchers have learned a lot about comets in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Marcus Oyelaran
  11. Physics

    Ten Things to Know About Sound Waves

    What causes the changes linked to sound waves, how friction fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.

    By Lucia Ferreira
  12. Chemistry

    How Scientists Study Oxygen

    Researchers have learned a lot about oxygen in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Jonah Whitfield
  13. Genetics

    A Beginner’s Guide to Gene Editing

    Here is what gene editing actually involves, what the latest research says about it, and the practical details most people never hear about.

    By Grace Adeyemi
  14. Biology

    What’s Really Going On With Bacteria?

    From the basics to the newest findings, this guide explains bacteria in plain language and clears up a few of the most common myths.

    By Lucia Ferreira