Insects are, by most measures, an excellent food. They pack in protein, need a fraction of the land and water that livestock does, and over 1,600 species are already recognized as edible somewhere on Earth. Hundreds of millions of people... Continue Reading →
A new evolutionary review argues that the vertebrate retina — and even the brain's pineal gland — trace back to a single median eye on a tiny, cyclops-like ancestor nearly 600 million years ago.
Every year, seasonal flu kills up to 650,000 people worldwide and sickens millions more. We've had vaccines and antivirals against it for decades, but there's still a lot we don't know about exactly how the influenza A virus takes over... Continue Reading →
For a substance millions of people rely on every morning, caffeine has always had a slightly murky relationship with cardiovascular health. A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published in the journal Circulation, tries to settle some of... Continue Reading →
Solid-state batteries promise longer range and faster charging — so why aren't they in your phone yet? Max Planck researchers just cracked the mystery of how something as soft as a gummy bear can fracture solid ceramic.
Researchers found that it isn't amyloid plaques themselves keeping the Alzheimer's brain awake — it's the brain's own immune cells overreacting to them, like a sprinkler system flooding the whole house over a small kitchen fire.
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy already reshaped how obesity and diabetes get treated. Now a new clinical trial is asking a very different question: can the same drug slow down aging itself? According to a peer-reviewed analysis published in... Continue Reading →
A surprising USC study found that young non-smokers with unusually healthy diets had higher rates of lung cancer than the general population — and researchers suspect pesticide residue on produce may be why.
Evolution isn't an engineer, it's a contractor who can never tear the building down. A look at the spine, the eye, wisdom teeth, and childbirth as evidence that the human body is a patchwork, not a masterpiece.