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Certain Medical Treatments Could One Day Slow Biological Aging
Learn more about the external factors that may cause you to age faster and the medical advancements that may help slow the aging process.
Brain Imaging During Critical Midlife Window Could Catch Cognitive Decline
Learn more about how identifying biomarkers through neuroimaging could prompt us to feed our brain to prevent neuronal starvation.
Hominins Made Bone Tools 1.5 Million Years Ago, Hinting At Abstract Thought
Learn more about the earliest “factory” of bone tools ever discovered, which saw the systematic shaping of bone some 1 million years before other such “factories.”
Advanced Robotic Surgeries are Minimally Invasive, Helping Patients Heal Faster
Learn more about robotic surgeries and how they’re helping make procedures easier for doctors and patients.
Ancient Frogs Survived Earth’s Greatest Mass Extinction Event by Not Adapting
Learn why the temnospondyls’ inability to evolve eventually did them in when mammals and dinosaurs appeared on the scene.
Our Gut Microbiome Turns Sugar into Compounds Vital for Our Health
A recent discovery reveals a novel physiological phenomenon linking the gut microbiome to sugar metabolism, potentially paving the way for new diabetes treatments.
Are Planes Safe for Dogs and Cats? Here’s What to Know About Pet Travel
As air travel becomes increasingly commonplace for animals, learn what advice veterinarians want you to know before boarding the plane.
NASA’s SPHEREx Mission Will Soon Search the Milky Way for Signs of Water
Learn about NASA’s SPHEREx mission, which will launch on March 4, 2025 to study the universe’s early history and search the Milky Way for signs of water.
5 Endangered Species the National Park Service Helps to Protect
Learn more about the different species the NPS has helped bring back from extinction.