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Longevity science is progressing slowly amid the anti-aging craze
Health
Jonathan An tries to ignore the hype about new life-extension treatments, but it’s caught up to him anyway. He has heard the ...
Is there a tuberculosis vaccine? Yes, but it’s not as good as it could be. It’s time for a new one.
Health
It’s 2024, and people are still dying from … consumption. This ancient disease, known today as tuberculosis or TB, has plagued humanity ...
Oppenheimer is an Oscars masterpiece — but it celebrates the wrong parts of the Manhattan Project
Entertainment
My wife and I went to see Oppenheimer on opening weekend in July, and I wore my best Los Alamos-themed costume. We ...
Fake cancer research and scientific fraud allegations hit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Science
Last summer, I covered the saga of Harvard Business School’s Francesca Gino, who was credibly accused of flagrantly fabricating data in at ...
Space debris is a huge problem, but we can fix it
Science
Humans are filling the space around Earth with trash. Most of this junk comes from abandoned satellites, discarded jet engines, and other ...
Is oat milk bad for you? That’s the wrong question.
Health
Is oat milk good or bad for you? That’s the question a bunch of recent news headlines have asked. I really hate ...
How much protein should I eat per day? Why Americans are obsessed with eating protein-rich diets.
Health
This story has been adapted from Meat/Less, Vox’s newsletter series to help you easily incorporate more plant-based foods into your diet. For ...
My baby got a false positive SCID test. I’m glad about it.
Health
Four days after our daughter was born this October, we got a call from the hospital — they wanted us to take ...
