Health
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What Poop Reveals About Ancient Humans
The parasites found lurking in 1,000-year-old feces give a glimpse into the health and daily life of the past -
The Cure Hiding in a Rotten Eggplant
Bacteriophage therapy’s new renaissance -
Watch My Skeleton Dance for Science
Taking part in a study on low back pain led to some spooky shenanigans -
How a Rare Disease Could Yield a Pandemic Drug
This autoimmune disorder protects those who have it from viruses of all kinds -
Lifetime of Friendships Slows Aging
Social ties are deeply connected to how fast your biological clock ticks -
A Pediatrician’s Lament
How the blustery rhetoric of Trump and Kennedy makes life harder for local physicians -
Is Fake Sugar Bad for Brains?
Sweet additives like saccharin and aspartame might fast-track cognitive decline -
Our Dark, Unvaccinated Future
Diseases that cause suffocation, paralysis, and childhood death are poised to come surging back -
How to Run Across Death Valley in the Summer
Learning how to cope with heatwaves, from an ultrarunner -
Heart Attacks in Space
Effective CPR is hard when both patient and rescuer are floating
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The “We Evolved to Eat Meat” Argument Doesn’t Hold Up
The evolutionary story behind meat consumption is less convincing than it sounds
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Longevity Might Be All In Your Head
The biological age of your organs could predict your health—and death
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How To Tell If You’re Dead
The line between life and death has never been clear—and modern technology blurs it further
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Worm-Inspired Treatments Inch Toward the Clinic
Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes -
It’s the Secret Doctors Keep from You
Two physicians get frank about uncertainty in medicine -
The Body Has a Head
You have never read a science book like this -
A Closer Look at the Woolly Devil
The scientific potential of an overlooked flower -
The Importance of Muscle
In his new book, Michael Joseph Gross explores how the notion of strength has changed since Homer