3,000 steps per day might slow Alzheimer’s disease
In people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers linked minimal to moderate physical activity to a 3-to 7-year delay in cognitive symptoms.
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Study links GLP-1 use to some pregnancy risks — but the study has key caveats
A new study hints that pregnant people who have previously taken drugs like Ozempic may face a higher risk of certain poor pregnancy outcomes. But
James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest, most distant supermassive black hole ever seen
The James Webb telescope may have detected the universe’s earliest and most distant known black hole at the heart of galaxy GHZ2, revealing how the
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh moved another ruler’s body and stole his tomb, hundreds of funerary figurines suggest
Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh’s tomb.
A bowhead whale’s DNA offers clues to fight cancer
Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale. (Image
‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way
Takanori Takebe’s strange investigation into whether humans can use the gut for breathing has surprisingly sentimental origins: helping his dad.
Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them
The grisly infrared camera footage records a never-before-seen hunting tactic. It may have implications for bat conservation.
Woolly mammoths fight off attacking saber-toothed cats in stunning new ‘Prehistoric Planet’ clip
A clip from the upcoming series “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” shows how iconic ice age creatures adapted to their changing environment as temperatures rose and
Neanderthals cannibalized ‘outsider’ women and children 45,000 years ago at cave in Belgium
Fragmented Neanderthal bones discovered in a cave in Belgium show that one group cannibalized the women and children of another group.
A decade-long chimp war ended in a baby boom for the victors, scientists discover
A deadly conflict between rival groups of chimpanzees in Uganda led to comprehensive victory and a bounty of territory and food — does it show
Artemis II Crew Walks Out for Practice Scenarios
From left to right, NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot; Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II
A Cell So Minimal That It Challenges Definitions of Life
Life’s fundamental structure is the cell, and so the main things that a cell does — processing biomolecules, growing, replicating its genetic material and producing
Biden Administration Strikes Deal To Bring Offshore Wind To California
The Biden administration is opening the West Coast to offshore wind. Companies have largely focused on the East Coast, like this wind farm off Block
Pectoral with coins: ‘One of the most intricate pieces of gold jewelry to survive from the mid-sixth century’
This sixth-century pectoral comprises 14 Byzantine gold coins and a gold disc gathered over two centuries.