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aging man
Health

Anti-aging is a ‘double-edged sword,’ says a biologist who studies how your cells and molecules just get more tired as you get older

By Ellen Quarles and The Conversation
July 7, 2023
Orangutan
Health

I study orangutans and found that wildfires made them sound like heavy smokers. They also got lazier and started binge-eating

By Wendy M. Erb and The Conversation
June 25, 2023
Lab-grown meat
Health

‘Lab-grown’ meat gets first ever nod from US regulators: ”The most common response we get is, ‘Oh, it tastes like chicken”

By Jonel Aleccia, Laura Ungar and The Associated Press
June 21, 2023
David Herskowitz
Lifestyle

Blood residue on caveman weapons over 13,000 years old reveals how humans hunted mammoths, giant sloths and other megafauna during the Ice Age

By Christopher R. Moore and The Conversation
June 17, 2023
Glass blower
Lifestyle

Glass isn’t a liquid or a solid, and scientists are still discovering new aspects of the millennia-old material

By John Mauro, Katelyn Kirchner and The Conversation
June 14, 2023
A.I. researchers: ‘If we want A.I. to be good, we must nurture it like we would a child’
Commentary

A.I. researchers: ‘If we want A.I. to be good, we must nurture it like we would a child’

By Tero Ojanpera, Timo Vuori and Quy Nguyen Huy
June 14, 2023
Joseph Dituri
Success

Florida man who calls himself ‘Dr. Deep Sea’ resurfaces after spending 3 months and 9 days underwater to extend ‘human tolerance for the underwater world’

By
June 10, 2023
Frequent marijuana users tend to be leaner and less likely to develop diabetes. But the pseudo-health benefits come at a price, experts say
Health

Frequent marijuana users tend to be leaner and less likely to develop diabetes. But the pseudo-health benefits come at a price, experts say

By
June 3, 2023
Why the underestimated economic burden of rare diseases could be costing the U.S. trillions of dollars
Commentary

Why the underestimated economic burden of rare diseases could be costing the U.S. trillions of dollars

By
May 25, 2023
Woman staring into space
Mind

Some people just can’t visualize things in their mind. We’re learning more all the time about the condition called ‘aphantasia.’

By Emiko Muraki and The Conversation
May 23, 2023
Sanofi CEO: ‘Europe’s lead in life sciences R&D is eroding–but co-localized hubs could allow it to keep up’
Commentary

Sanofi CEO: ‘Europe’s lead in life sciences R&D is eroding–but co-localized hubs could allow it to keep up’

By
May 17, 2023
How to prevent quantum-A.I. hybrids from taking over the world
Commentary

How to prevent quantum-A.I. hybrids from taking over the world

By Mauritz Kop and Vivek Wadhwa
May 16, 2023
Peter Thiel.
Tech

Billionaire Peter Thiel says he’s signed up to be cryogenically preserved when he dies so he can be revived in the future—but he’s ‘not convinced it works’

By
May 5, 2023
Peanut butter
Lifestyle

A thermal scientist explains why TSA will confiscate your peanut butter before you get on an airplane—because it is a liquid

By Ted Heindel and The Conversation
May 4, 2023
23andMe CEO: ‘The human genome revealed its secrets 20 years ago. It’s time to fulfill its promise of personalized health care’
Commentary

23andMe CEO: ‘The human genome revealed its secrets 20 years ago. It’s time to fulfill its promise of personalized health care’

By
April 25, 2023

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