Your World

In this issue of Your World, we look at agriculture biotech crops—the science involved, the benefits possible, and the concerns people have toward them. All over the world, farmers are choosing to...

In the book Alice in Wonderland, Alice falls into a hole and comes out in a place where characters act very differently from what she expects. In some ways, the science called...

This issue features a very rare illness, progeria, that causes young children to age very quickly. Often these children die from the same things that kill old people—stroke or heart...

Policymakers have been talking for years about measures to cut back how much petroleum we use. Interest has spiked recently, with government and private companies coming together to push...

Genetic exchange takes place in nature all the time. Humans have been employing biotechnology—using living organisms to solve problems and create products—for thousands of years in...

Biotechnology is spending time and money on trying to figure out why kids and adults are heavier, on average, than previous generations. Heavy teens often become heavy adults, and...

Explore the world of infectious diseases - a vital and exciting area of scientific research. A timely feature story called, "Vaccines: Boosting Your Defenses," along with an in-depth article on...

Read about the efforts to manufacture more eco-friendly products and materials for consumers. Study the strides made to find renewable sources of energy, to clean and protect the environment,...