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When do cancer-prone cells turn into full-blown cancer? A Rice University scientist and his colleague believe there’s a way to know. read more

Rapa Nui (or Easter Island, as it is commonly known) is home to the enigmatic Moai, stone monoliths that have stood watch over the island landscape for hundreds of years. Their existence is a marvel of human ingenuity— and their meaning a source of mystery. read more

Super-resolution localization photoacoustic microscopy, which is 500 times faster than the conventional photoacoustic microscopy system, has been developed by a research team from POSTECH in Korea. read more

For the eighth consecutive year, Dr. Jessica Baron, in collaboration with the John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values at the University of Notre Dame, has released the annual list of emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and technology for 2020. read more

People exposed to higher levels of air pollution are more likely to experience depression or die by suicide, finds a new analysis. read more

Just in time for the holiday season, a NASA-designed instrument lent observations to a colorful composite image of the Milky Way galaxy’s central zone, revealing a feature resembling a candy cane at the center of the image. read more

While DNA sequencing is a useful tool for determining what’s going on in a cell or a person’s body, it only tells part of the story. Protein sequencing could soon give researchers a wider window into a cell’s workings. read more

Research scientists made leaps and bounds in the 2010s with discoveries that have had direct, immediate effects on science and technology, as well as society. I took a look back at some of our biggest articles of the decade. See what you think of Laboratory Equipment’s top 10 scientific discoveries of the decade. read more