A rare ‘black moon’ rises this weekend: What is it, and what can you see?
Saturday’s new moon is a seasonal “black moon” — a rare phenomenon that occurs once every 33 months. Here’s what that means and why it’s
Improving gene therapy safety with human kidney organoids
Ryuji Morizane, MD, PhD, of the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the senior/corresponding author of a new paper published in Signal Transduction
Reducing FTL1 protein levels reverses brain aging and improves memory in mice
Aging is particularly harsh on the hippocampus – the brain region responsible for learning and memory.
How a Réunion Island outbreak sparked France’s record chikungunya season
Mainland France recorded its earliest-ever local chikungunya outbreaks in May 2025, with 10 clusters (27 cases) across five regions, driven by travelers importing the virus
Targeting the adrenomedullin pathway may be a potential therapy for liver failure
Liver failure syndromes are characterized by a dysregulated immune response leading to immune paralysis. Adrenomedullin (ADM) is a potent vasodilator and immunoregulator.
Early puberty and childbirth tied to accelerated aging and higher disease risk
Reproductive timing matters when it comes to aging and age-related disease. In a study now online at eLife¸ Buck researchers determine that girls who go
Mediators await Israeli response to new Gaza ceasefire proposal
Qatar says it is “almost identical” to a US proposal for a 60-day truce, during which around half of 50 hostages would be released.
Dangerous seas forecast for US East Coast as Hurricane Erin grows
The Category 3 storm threatens to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the US East Coast.
Watch: Two presidents, two very different Oval Office encounters
Onlookers gasped as Trump and Zelensky’s meeting in Washington in February descended into chaos, but times have changed.
Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape and abuse
Marius Borg Høiby is charged with 32 offences and could face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.
NYC Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills 5
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood thought to have originated in contaminated cooling towers has killed five people and put
Ultra-processed foods might not be the real villain in our diets—here’s what our research found
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become public enemy number one in nutrition debates. From dementia to obesity and an epidemic of “food addiction,” these factory-made products
‘It’s bizarre!’ Analyst slams ‘crazy conundrum’ Trump created over Ukraine
A lot of what President Tweety McTreason has said and done doesn’t add up since he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in
‘Putin is actually better’: NYT’s Maggie Haberman shades Trump’s negotiating prowess
President Tweety McTreason was no match for Russia’s Vladimir Putin when they met at the summit in Alaska last week, argued Maggie Haberman of The