Health
Some Whales Live Much Longer Than Previously Thought, a Discovery That Could Change How We Protect Them
In a new study, researchers use novel techniques to uncover more accurate life expectancy estimates of southern and North Atlantic right whales
Researchers Find 13 Proteins in the Blood That Are Seemingly Linked to Brain Aging
Though experts say more work is needed to understand the findings, this line of study might offer a way to monitor age-related cognitive disorders and target treatment
An Alabama Woman Got a Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant. Three Weeks Later, She Has 'Never Felt Better'
On November 25, 53-year-old Towana Looney became just the third living person to receive a pig kidney in an experimental procedure
Could This New Wearable Device Reduce Heat Stress in Construction Workers?
Architecture students at the University of Hong Kong invented a cooling apparatus that attaches to a construction helmet
Scientists Warn of an 'Unprecedented Risk' From Synthetic 'Mirror Life,' Built With a Reverse Version of Natural Proteins and Sugars
So-called mirror cells could rampage through our ecosystems, food supply and immune systems, experts say, potentially without existing barriers to protect against them
The World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster Exposed 500,000 People to Toxic Gas and Claimed Thousands of Lives
A web of technical failures, human errors and corporate malpractice in Bhopal, India, culminated in an unthinkable tragedy on this day in 1984
Crews Remove Miles of Abandoned, Lead-Coated Telephone Cables From the Bottom of Lake Tahoe
The cables have been resting on the lakebed for decades, raising fears from environmentalists and residents about possible lead contamination
Fat Cells Retain a 'Memory' of Obesity, Making It Hard to Lose Weight and Keep It Off, Study Suggests
Obesity leads to DNA alterations that affect gene activity and linger after weight loss, a finding that researchers say could help reduce stigma around the disease
From Jealous Spouses to Paranoid Bosses, Pedometers Quantified Suspicion in the 19th Century
The devices were used to track movement and measure productivity—an insightful foreshadowing of our current preoccupation with personal data
New 3D Bioprinter Could Build Replicas of Human Organs, Offering a Boost for Drug Discovery
The invention uses light, sound and bubbles to quickly create copies of soft tissue that might one day support testing individualized therapies for cancer and other diseases
Australian Zoo Asks Residents to Capture the World’s Most Venomous Spider: the Deadly Sydney Funnel-Web
The Australian Reptile Park’s annual callout is crucial to creating life-saving antivenom
The ‘Penicillin Girls’ Made One of the World’s Most Life-Saving Discoveries Possible
The true, forgotten and sometimes-stinky history of the cohort who took Alexander Fleming's innovation and forever changed the face of modern medicine
NASA Addresses Rumors About Health of Starliner Astronaut on the International Space Station—Again
The space agency’s chief health and medical officer refutes claims that Suni Williams, who is on the unexpectedly extended Boeing Starliner mission, appears unhealthily thin
One of America's First Spectator Sports Was Professional Walking
Before fitness influencers made getting your steps in a trend, pedestrianism had the nation on their feet
How Sugar Rationing During World War II Fended Off Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Later in Life
Babies who were conceived and born during the period of rationing in the United Kingdom were less likely to develop certain diseases as adults, a new study finds
After Months of Rehab, Moira the Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Has Been Returned to the Wild
When fishermen found the endangered loggerhead sea turtle off Vancouver Island in February, she was listlessly floating in a bed of kelp
America's Oldest Living Person, Elizabeth Francis, Dies at 115. She Was a Supercentenarian and 'Houstonian Icon'
Since her birth in 1909, Francis lived through two world wars, segregation, the fall of the Soviet Union, multiple pandemics and the invention of the cellphone
These Are Americans' Biggest Fears in 2024, as the Country Is 'Becoming More Afraid'
Government corruption, loved ones becoming ill or dying, cyberterrorism and nuclear weapons topped the list of Chapman University's annual survey
People Born Without a Sense of Smell Have Different Breathing Patterns, Study Finds
Study participants with lifelong anosmia sniffed less than those with a normal sense of smell. Future research could shed light on whether this has negative implications for their health
Polar Bears Are Exposed to More Parasites, Viruses and Bacteria as the Arctic Heats Up
Pathogens are more common in polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea now than they were three decades ago, a new study suggests—but it's not yet clear what that means for the mammals' health
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