Female bonobos are rewriting the “man the hunter” story. These Killer Female Apes Challenge the ‘Man the Hunter’ Origin Story — New evidence that female bonobos, humanity’s closest living relatives al…

Two heart drugs, years of hope, and a stark placebo failure. How Cardiologists’ High Hopes for Two Drugs Were Dashed — Full trial data released over the weekend showed Novartis and Novo Nordisk’s anti…

A child’s death reopens America’s measles wound. Child Dies From Measles in New York State’s First Fatal Case in 30 Years — Gov. Hochul tied the death directly to eroding vaccination rates in an Amish…

The world’s biggest cities are quietly sinking. A new global subsidence survey finds major metros losing several inches of elevation a year, compounding flood risk independent of sea-level rise. It’s…

A new estimate suggests brain disease is nearly universal among NFL veterans. Brain Disease Is Pervasive in N.F.L., New Estimate Suggests — Using statistical modeling, researchers now estimate that th…

Europe’s deadliest summer this century. Heat Waves Killed an Estimated 50,000 in European Cities, a Likely Record — new peer-reviewed estimates put this year’s heat death toll far above any previous s…

A landmark reef report puts a number on coral collapse. Nearly all of the world’s shallow coral reefs are now critically endangered, with scientists projecting 96 percent of shallow reef ecosystems co…

Menopause may hit the body like a cliff, not a slope. New research hints at a biological ‘cliff’ during menopause. A new study finds certain health markers jump abruptly around menopause rather than d…

Touch therapy for bleached coral. To Heal These Bleached Corals, All It Took Was a Little Touch — scientists found that placing sick corals in direct contact with healthy genetic twins triggers surpri…

A 194-year-old tortoise just had his genome sequenced, and it might explain why he’s still alive. Scientists unlock the longevity secrets of 194-year-old Jonathan the giant tortoise. Researchers found…