It was the primitive pyramid that caught my eye. I wondered what this construct — it looked like a child’s version of an Egyptian structure sculpted in some dark, pebbly Play-Doh — was doing in a ...

A simple method to create robust DNA "pyramids" that self-assemble in seconds has been invented by physicists in the UK. Each side of the tetrahedral pyramid is made up of a double helix of DNA. The ...

If I said there’s usually a flurry of excitement and questions for dietitians when the new dietary guidelines are released, I’d be lying. Most Americans don’t follow them closely, and since the ...

Editor's note: This article originally ran on Dec. 23, 2019. Do you remember the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food pyramid? Designed to help us all set healthy dietary priorities, the pyramid, ...