- Study Suggests Genetics as a Cause, Not Just a Risk, for Some Alzheimer’sby Pam Belluck on 6 May 2024 at 16:19
People with two copies of the gene variant APOE4 are almost certain to get Alzheimer’s, say researchers, who proposed a framework under which such patients could be diagnosed years before symptoms.
- First Patient Begins Sickle Cell Gene Therapy That F.D.A. Approvedby Gina Kolata and Kenny Holston on 6 May 2024 at 15:33
A 12-year-old boy in the Washington, D.C., area faces months of procedures to remedy his disease. “I want to be cured,” he said.
- Are Schools Too Focused on Mental Health?by Ellen Barry on 6 May 2024 at 09:00
Recent studies cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. Some even suggest they can have a negative effect.
- Killer Asteroid Hunters Spot 27,500 Overlooked Space Rocksby Kenneth Chang on 6 May 2024 at 01:56
With the help of Google Cloud, scientists churned through hundreds of thousands of images of the night sky to reveal that the solar system is filled with unseen objects.
- How To Know When a Good Dog Has Gone Badby Emily Anthes on 6 May 2024 at 00:15
Gov. Kristi Noem suggested that President Biden should have euthanized the family dog, as she did. Animal experts said that such an option should be a last resort.
- Here Come a Trillion Cicadas. The Midwest Is Abuzz.by Julie Bosman and Jamie Kelter Davis on 5 May 2024 at 03:48
Illinois is the center of the cicada emergence that is on the way. Two groups of cicadas are expected at once, leaving some people queasy, others thrilled.
- Widening Racial Disparities Underlie Rise in Child Deaths in the U.S.by Emily Baumgaertner on 4 May 2024 at 19:30
New research finds that the death rate among Black youths soared by 37 percent, and among Native American youths by 22 percent, between 2014 and 2020, compared with less than 5 percent for white youths.
- Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening?by Apoorva Mandavilli on 4 May 2024 at 14:37
All vaccines have at least occasional side effects. But people who say they were injured by Covid vaccines believe their cases have been ignored.
- Was the Stone Age Really the Wood Age?by Franz Lidz on 4 May 2024 at 07:00
Neanderthals were even better craftsmen than thought, a new analysis of 300,000-year-old wooden tools has revealed.
- Some NASA Satellites Will Soon Stop Sending Data Back to Earthby Raymond Zhong on 3 May 2024 at 20:47
Three long-running satellites will soon be switched off, forcing scientists to figure out how to adjust their views of our changing planet.
- New Mutations Identified in Bird Flu Virusby Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes on 3 May 2024 at 20:31
A genetic analysis sheds light on when the outbreak began, how the virus spread and where it may be going.
- Larry Young, Who Studied the Chemistry of Love, Dies at 56by Michael S. Rosenwald on 3 May 2024 at 18:24
Professor Young’s experiments with prairie voles revealed what poets never could: how the brain processes that fluttering feeling in the heart.
- Gas Stove Pollution Risk Is Greatest in Smaller Homes, Study Findsby Hiroko Tabuchi on 3 May 2024 at 18:00
Gas-burning ranges, a significant contributor to indoor pollution, can produce and spread particularly high levels of some pollutants in smaller spaces.
- Video: China’s Chang’e-6 Far Side of the Moon Launchby Katrina Miller on 3 May 2024 at 16:04
If successful, the Chang’e-6 mission will be the first in history to return a sample from a part of the moon that we never get to see from Earth.
- Covid Vaccine Side Effects: 4 Takeaways From Our Investigationby Apoorva Mandavilli on 3 May 2024 at 13:35
Thousands of Americans believe they experienced rare but serious side effects. But confirming a link is a difficult task.
- Edward Dwight, Once Picked to Be the First Black Astronaut in Space, Aims for Space at Lastby Matt Richtel on 3 May 2024 at 03:47
Six decades ago, Mr. Dwight’s shot at becoming the first Black astronaut in space was thwarted by racism and politics. Now, at 90, he’s finally going up.
- Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower 2024: Peak Time and How to Watchby Katrina Miller on 2 May 2024 at 16:06
The event will be active when the moon is just a sliver in the sky, but it is less easy to see in the Northern Hemisphere than other meteor showers.
- Honeybees Don’t Need Saving, I Learned When They Invaded My Houseby Sarah Kliff on 2 May 2024 at 15:15
Responding to fears of a “honeybee collapse,” 30 states have passed laws to protect the pollinators. But when they invaded my house, I learned that the honeybees didn’t need saving.
- Orangutan Seen Healing His Facial Wound With Medicinal Plantby Douglas Main on 2 May 2024 at 15:00
For the first time, scientists observed a primate in the wild treating a wound with a plant that has medicinal properties.
- Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal Tests Confirmby Noah Weiland and Linda Qiu on 2 May 2024 at 12:15
But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done.