Property rights get messy when DNA is involved. By Sarah Kearns – Scattered around your house or apartment, lightly coating the surface of your coffee table and lurking in the nooks and crannies of each room, are millions of your skin and hair …
Women think they have to fight to be at a comfortable temperature. It may be a losing battle. By Sarah Sloat – Office ‘thermostat wars’ are framed as a battle of the sexes, with men preferring cooler temperatures and women preferring warmer climes. …
Strained family relationships could literally be making you sick. By Alexandra Pattillo – The family you are raised in may have a more lasting impact on your health than the family you choose, according to a new study. Strained family bonds led to …
FitBit data is shining a light on just how much we lose when we don’t get enough shut-eye. By Emma Betuel – Even if you think you get enough sleep each night, your fitness tracker may be telling a very different story. In …
Report claims 400,000 insect species face extinction amid heavy use of pesticides. Damian Carrington Environment editor @dpcarrington – The study also indicates that insects, including bees, are vanishing due to damage to nature. Photograph: Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters. The “unnoticed insect apocalypse” should set alarm …
While gaining traction as a symbol of México City, these curious amphibians offer hope for healing the human body, but face near extinction in the wild. By Megan Frye – Frankie was missing half his face. A fungal infection had come over the …
A safe, stretchy semiconductor could help save lives. By Thor Benson – Scientists have been struggling to create a semiconductor that is stretchy, conductive and fully degradable—all at the same time. Researchers have now created a semiconductor that meets all of these requirements, …
‘Hot electron’ harvesting could unlock big solar energy gains. By Mike Brown – “Hot electrons” could add a new dimension to harvesting energy from solar panels. Scientists from the University of Groningen and Nanyang Technological University have developed a means of harnessing otherwise-wasted …
An orangutan has settled into a Florida home after a court granted her personhood rights. But what is the basis for personhood? By Molly Hanson – Sandra the orangutan. Photo Credit: TheDman / Getty Images. An orangutan named Sandra was granted non-human personhood …
Your microbiome begins in your mouth. Why don’t we look there more often? By Derek Beres – Photo by Carl D. Walsh/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images. Eighty percent of patients who’ve had heart attacks have gum disease, says Dr. Shahrzad Fattahi. …
