Scientist Kate Adamala doesn’t remember exactly when she realized her lab at the University of Minnesota was working on something potentially dangerous — so dangerous in fact that some researchers ...

“Mirror life”—a synthetic organism, mirror-reversed on the molecular level from natural life—sounds like an impossibility. And so far, it is—even the simplest mirror bacterium would be dramatically ...

The small mirror attached to your car's side mirror is called a blind spot mirror. It's usually a small convex piece of glass added to either corner of the main side-view mirror. Its purpose is to ...

Life is remarkably diverse. When you look around the world, you can find such astounding differences between each lifeform. Massive whales and Giant sequoias down to the smallest of microscopic ...

In a world where we've grown reliant on technology, Black Mirror shows just how vulnerable we might be. The Netflix sci-fi series explores our relationship with tech, and what could happen if things ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

For many years, researchers have been pursuing the development of what scientists have called “mirror life.” This evocative term refers to a fundamental property of biological life. All biological ...

Mirrors were better in the past. So said my father-in-law, who lived to be 93 years old. In his last years, he grew disenchanted with the reflection staring back at him each morning. Many people think ...