Organ age, not just your birthday, may determine your health risks
Blood proteins that reveal some organs age faster than others — and that may predict disease and lifespan.
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A million veterans gave DNA for medical research. Now the data is in limbo
Retired service members donated genetic material to a DNA database to help answer health questions for all Americans. The Trump administration is dragging its heels
4 astronauts splashdown on SpaceX capsule to end Axiom Space’s private Ax-4 mission
The private crew included Ax-4 mission commander and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. It was her fifth trip to space and extended her record-setting duration
Power prices are expected to soar under new tax cut and spending law
In states without policies to drive renewable energy, power prices could surge as federal tax incentives for clean energy disappear, according to Energy Innovation, a
10 Years Ago: NASA’s New Horizons Captures Pluto’s Heart
This is the most accurate natural color image of Pluto taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
Russian volcano grows ‘devil horns’ and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke — Earth from space
A false-color satellite photo from 2023 shows a devilish pair of lava flows and an enormous plume of smoke spewing from Klyuchevskoy, the tallest volcano
RNA Is the Cell’s Emergency Alert System
When the sun shines on your skin, what does it hit? When it causes a burn, what went wrong? Underneath that pain is your cells’
Garmin and Samsung finish the Prime Day sale with a bang — these two smartwatches are now under $200 and at their lowest-ever price
The Garmin Vivoactive 5 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 have never been cheaper, but which of these smartwatches should you buy this Prime Day?
A dangerous condition that can cause seizures, coma and death could rise dramatically as the climate warms
Researchers are uncovering a link between rising temperatures and hyponatremia, a condition caused by a dangerous decline in sodium in the body.
Archaeologists discover that parties 11,000 years ago were BYOB — bring your own boar
Humans have feasted since the dawn of agriculture — but a new find suggests the practice of bringing exotic food to a communal gathering is
Scientists detect most massive black hole merger ever — and it birthed a monster 225 times as massive as the sun
New gravitational wave findings from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration report the discovery of the largest black hole merger ever. It could lead to evidence of an
100 undiscovered galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, supercomputer simulations hint
Our Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than we’ve detected so far. They’re just too faint to be seen.
Flood risk is widespread in the U.S. Few people have insurance for it
Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially since many doubt they need
Do you clean up ocean trash if it’s part of a vibrant ecosystem?
For this second installment of the Sea Camp series, we explore the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It’s the largest of five gigantic garbage patches in