Science

Discoveries New study challenges recent claims questioning the authenticity of the world’s blue zones

New research in The Gerontologist defends blue zones, detailing how scientists verify extreme ages with records and cross-checks.

Health Gut microbes are reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Space Is asteroid mining actually feasible? Meteorite chemistry data offers new insight Shy Cohen

Health A new type of microscope lets scientists observe life unfolding inside cells Joshua Shavit

Health Stool chemistry may reveal your diet, and signal heart risk Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Health Rutgers research explains why brains think at different speeds Rebecca Shavit

Space JWST discovers a massive primordial black hole that may have formed before stars Joseph Shavit

Health Scientists warn of increasing global antimicrobial resistance Mac Oliveau

Space Cloud-9: Astronomers spot a gas-rich cloud dominated by dark matter that contains no stars Shy Cohen

Green Impact Scientists use semiconductors and sunlight to convert waste carbon dioxide into fuel Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Melting Antarctic ice could cripple a deep ocean climate engine Joshua Shavit

Space Gravitational lensing helps astronomers determine the true mass of a rogue planet Joseph Shavit

Health Blocking a key aging enzyme helps regrow knee cartilage, study finds Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Green Impact Antarctica’s ice sheet losses could rebound — if history can repeat itself Shy Cohen

Discoveries 67 million-year-old fossil reveals the origin of freshwater fish hearing Mac Oliveau

Discoveries Scientists discover Africa’s oldest cremation pyre revealing complex rituals from 9,500 years ago Joshua Shavit

Health How you turn while walking could signal Parkinson’s risk nearly 9 years in advance Mac Oliveau