Education itself at the root of the math gender gap
A massive study reveals four months after starting school, the gender gap in math appears
Archive: 2025
Our own gut microbes may hold the key to removing harmful pollutants from our body
Researchers show that microbes in our guts can accumulate and help remove ingested pollutants
Meet the Solar-Powered Sea Slug that Performs “Animal Photosynthesis”
Scientists discover that a species of sea slug eats algae and repurposes the chloroplasts to perform photosynthesis in its own body.
Have a Fast Metabolism? Decades-Long Study Shows Future Generations May Not
Is having a “fast metabolism” a fixed characteristic? Or is it something that you can change?
Vitamin D supplementation improves a biomarker of aging, but will it make you live longer?
Clinical trial shows that vitamin D supplementation improves one marker of aging
Using Brain Cubes to create a Mitochondrial Map
Scientists reconstructed a map showing the distribution of mitochondria, the main energy provider of human cells, in the brain.
Want to slow down aging? Try these lifestyle habits
New research reveals how simple changes in your routine might slow aging from the inside out.
Microplastics have probably been around longer than you
Plastics found incorporated into freshwater fly casings place significant microplastic contamination as early as the ‘70s.
First steps to a comprehensive map of the mouse brain
By combining multiple techniques, scientists generate the most accurate model of brain activity to date
Pregnancy Causes Astonishing Brain Changes – Why haven’t we noticed this before?
Pregnancy changes more than the body—it reshapes the brain in surprising, lasting ways.
