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A daily dose of the common medication metformin preserved cognition and delayed decline of some tissues

It’s clear that genes, receptors and neurons all play a role in detecting odors. But much of how we make sense of what we sniff remains mysterious. A neuroscientist explains. Q and A with Neurobiologist Peter Mombaerts.

Gus Walz’s unbridled emotion on the DNC stage opens the door to more understanding of neurodiversity

The discussion of climate change, as of every aspect of the planetary crisis, tends to be dominated by the question of capitalism and other economic issues; geopolitics, empire, and questions of power figure in it far less.

“The Secret Lives of Numbers,” by Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell, highlights overlooked contributions to the field by ancient thinkers, non-Westerners and women.

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, an mRNA-based vaccine trains the patient's immune system to hunt down and kill cancerous cells and then prevents the cancer's return.

Darwin had fretted for years about the cataclysm that his book’s publication would cause. In the U.S, one opponent loomed over others.

I Spent a Week With Black Republicans. Could Trump Work for a Trump Administration? Personalized, Cancer-busting Vaccines Are Coming. Chances (and Obstacles) to a Ceasefire Agreement. Why These Former Trump Voters Won't Support Him This November.

Righting Old Wrongs. How science is shedding a colonial legacy.