October 7, 20242 min readComb Jelly with Two Butts Is Actually Two Individuals Fused TogetherTwo injured sea creatures merged to form a “Franken-jelly”By Elizabeth Anne BrownAs seen in this video still, two damaged comb jellies merged to become one living...
For most of the 20th century, each successive decade added about three extra years to people’s average lifespan in developed countries. For a person born at the turn of the 21st century, these incremental gains meant that they could, on...
Is someone listening through your phone?AzmanL/Getty Images Hackers can eavesdrop on conversations near smartphones by measuring sound vibrations with the handset’s built-in motion sensors. Experiments had previously shown that the gyroscope and accelerometers in smartphones, collectively known as an inertial...
Bill Gates thinks the ultra-rich should give away their wealth, as he doesRob Liggins/Netflix What’s Next? The future with Bill GatesNetflix When you want to imagine the future, who do you turn to? Friends and family? Science fiction? New Scientist?...
Volunteers at a community kitchen preparing food for those in needJonathan Goldberg/Alamy Many of us may face the odd day of apathy, but what should we do when those listless feelings linger for weeks on end? This month, I was...
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun are announced as the winners of the 2024 Nobel prize in physiology or medicineJonathan Nackstrand AFP via Getty Images The 2024 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary...
Stem Cell Treatments for Diabetes and a Dolphin’s SmileWe cover the spread of Marburg virus, a stem cell treatment for diabetes and the way dolphins smile in this week’s news roundup.By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Anaissa Ruiz Tejada Anaissa...
October 7, 20243 min readNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Discovery of MicroRNA Gene RegulationThe award was given to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for a discovery of an important gene-manipulating mechanism in cellsBy Tanya Lewis vanbeets/Getty Images...
The U.S. is home to more guns than people. The toll of this abundance of firearms is staggering: Guns killed more than 48,000 people in the U.S. in 2022, the equivalent of one person every 11 minutes. More than half...
October 5, 20244 min readChallenging Big Oil’s Big Lie about Plastic Recycling California’s lawsuit against Exxon is about ending the lie that most plastic is recyclableBy Judith Enck BrianAJackson/Getty ImagesAmong the plastic in your house might be an orange-colored hard...
