Forever
PFAS forever chemicals are detectable in 97% of Americans. They cause cancer, immune failure, and hormonal disruption — and the companies that made them knew for decades.
Medicine & Drug Discovery
The Rewired Brain
Psilocybin just passed its second Phase 3 trial for treatment-resistant depression. Here is what the science of psychedelic therapy actually shows — and what approval would mean.
Before the Next Wave
H5N1 bird flu has killed its first American, spread to dairy cattle in 25 states, and mutated inside a patient. Here is what the science says about how close we are to a pandemic.
Already Inside You
Plastic is in your brain, blood, and heart. A 2024 NEJM study found plastic in 58% of arterial plaque, raising cardiac risk 4.5×. What science now knows.
The Hunger Code
GLP-1 drugs cut heart attack risk by 20% and may slow Alzheimer’s. The biology of how semaglutide rewires hunger, addiction, and the brain explained in full.
The Silent Pandemic
Drug-resistant bacteria killed over one million people in 2021.By 2050, projections reach 39 million. The science behind AMR and what phage therapy can do.
The Survival Brief
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Antibody Breakthrough
95% of humans carry Epstein-Barr virus for life – linked to lymphoma, MS, and cancer. Scientists just built the first antibody that completely blocks EBV infection. Here’s the science.
The Clock Reset
The FDA has cleared the first human trial to reverse biological aging at the cellular level. Here’s how partial epigenetic reprogramming actually works — and what it means that we’ve arrived.
The Machine That Finds Medicine
AI-designed molecules are reaching clinical trials with success rates that outpace traditional drug development. Here is how the pipeline is changing.
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