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World’s Oldest Man, a Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113
Candy maker Yisrael Kristal survived Auschwitz and celebrated his bar mitzvah 100 years after turning 13
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How Your Body Reacts to Stress
A little tension can keep you on your toes. Too much can break down the system
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Five Things to Know About the Latest Gene Editing Breakthrough
While it’s not the first case of genetically modifying human embryos, the study has reignited a long-running controversy
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Aging Chimps Show Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
Long been thought unique to humans, a new study suggests that our close ancestors exhibit some of the hallmarks of the illness
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New Study Gives Hope to Victims of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Immune system imbalances may lie behind this crippling illness—a discovery that could lead to more effective treatments in the future
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Why Salmon Sperm DNA Could Revolutionize Sunscreen
A thin layer of the genetic material seems to effectively block the sun’s rays and becomes more effective over time
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How One Bad Science Headline Can Echo Across the Internet
Recent articles claiming birth control causes “transgender” fish show how science communication can mislead—even when it relies on facts
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Yes, Sperm Counts Have Been Steadily Declining—But Don’t Freeze Your Sperm Yet
The study is a striking reminder of how much science has to learn about these little wrigglers
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Disease Found in 99 Percent of Brains Donated by NFL Families
The degenerative brain disease develops after repeated concussions or blows to the head
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Five Things to Know About Bath, Jane Austen’s Home and Inspiration
Two hundred years after her death, Bath hasn’t forgotten about Jane Austen
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Needle-Free Patch Makes Vaccination as Easy as Putting on a Band-Aid
The new product could be available in about five years, scientists say
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Bismarck Tried to End Socialism’s Grip—By Offering Government Healthcare
The 1883 law was the first of its kind to institute mandatory, government-monitored health insurance
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A Blood-Monitoring Device Inspired by Mosquitoes
The e-mosquito is a continuous glucose-monitoring device that could help people with diabetes better manage their blood sugar
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Scientists Store Video Clip in DNA of Living Cells
This first could lead to health-monitoring molecular recorders inside cells
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“VirusCam” Can Watch Individual Viruses to (Someday) Keep You From Getting Sick
Viruses are tiny and hard to see, but a new microscope can track them individually to try to better prevent disease
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How Fake, Lab-Made Poop Can Improve Sanitation
The, er, sludge replicates the properties of human waste to better understand sanitation in Bangladesh
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Studying Ant “Noses” Could Lead to Better Bug Repellents
The new class of repellents, called “excito-repellents,” is similar to “getting on an elevator with someone who’s put on way too much perfume”
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This Was the First Major News Article on HIV/AIDS
The epidemic’s early days were perplexing and terrifying
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Neanderthals May Have Used Toothpicks to Treat Aching Teeth
A Neanderthal living in what is now Croatia and wore grooves in his or her teeth trying to soothe the pain
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Drinking From Ancient Water Bottles Didn’t Hurt Indigenous People—Making Them Did
Researchers replicated a bottle-making process used by indigenous groups of the California Channel Islands to test toxic chemicals
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