A recent CDC analysis says that, between 2016 and 2024, the rate of high blood pressure among pregnant women rose by 73 percent
GLP-1 weight-loss medication could slow aging and extend lifespan
Giving old mice semaglutide—commonly sold as Wegovy or Ozempic—extends their lifespan remarkably, a new study finds
Why this Canadian island appeared to disappear
A floating island in a Canadian reservoir moved more than 30 kilometers across the water—here’s why
Newly discovered ‘demon cave fish’ hid out in Alabama military installation for 40 years
Scientists named this oddball creature after the Demogorgon from Stranger Things
The hackers protecting America’s water supply
Cybersecurity experts are volunteering to keep America’s utilities safe from attacks
House passes stopgap bill that pauses changes to federal science grant-making process
The proposed changes, which would have given control of science funding to appointed bureaucrats, were criticized widely by the scientific community
Why the Grand Canyon flash flood was so devastating
Experts explain why the monsoon storm turned so deadly
Where is the Roman Telescope in space?
The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is headed toward a Lagrange point, a critical position in outer space where gravitational forces behave in specific ways
Growth hormone peptides promise to stall aging—but does the science stack up?
Sermorelin, tesamorelin and other growth hormone peptides are being touted as antiaging elixirs, but what evidence is behind those claims?
The brain, solved
The human brain has upward of 86 billion neurons, connected by some 100 trillion synapses