East Africa’s Turkana Rift may be closer to splitting than scientists thought
A long, low basin in eastern Africa has spent millions of years collecting some of the most important…
Chatbots outperform doctors in diagnosing many diseases, study finds
Some medical decisions do not come with a single clean answer. A doctor may know what disease a…
Study reveals high use of complementary health approaches in seniors
Researchers say the finding highlights the need for more evidence and better conversations about risks and benefits of…
Protecting wild animals has never been more urgent. But there’s a reason it can be harder than it seems.
This essay is adapted from Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works, by Helen Pearson. Copyright © 2026…
Guide to a healthy gut — Harvard Gazette
About 40 percent of Americans say their bowel movements, or lack thereof, are disruptive to their daily lives,…
How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at E.P.A.
For more than a half-century, a prestigious scientific arm of the federal government did groundbreaking research aimed at…
Cells under the spotlight reveal their inner secrets
All living things are made of cells, and the molecular machinery within them is imperative to survival. Different…
The Man Behind AlphaGo Thinks AI Is Taking the Wrong Path
David Silver gave the world its very first glimpse of superintelligence. In 2016, an AI program he developed…
Estrogen loss after menopause impacts heart health through gene regulation
Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute say the increased risk of cardiovascular disease after menopause…
New mathematical model reveals how surrounding tissue forces heal wounds
Understanding how wounds heal after injury could be a step closer thanks to a new mathematical model developed…
You don’t need exhausting workouts to build strength and health, study finds
If you think better workouts must leave you drained, sore, or barely able to walk the next day,…
Breakthrough ion clock experiments reveal that time can go quantum
Time already behaves strangely in modern physics. It can stretch, slow, and split depending on speed and gravity.…