Secrets of the Planet of the Apes, with Josh Friedman
The Planet of the Apes franchise spans decades and formats: it started as a French novel in 1963, and then jumped the Atlantic to become a long-running series of movies,…
Covid might be to blame for an uptick in rare cancers
What could be causing the rise? Some scientists posit that the Covid virus itself could be contributing to the higher numbers of cancer diagnoses, especially for those who are suffering…
A Tiny Town Is Betting on a Sand Battery to Heat Homes. It Could Revolutionize Energy.
Never underestimate the power of a pile of pebbles.
The world’s first tooth-regrowing drug has been approved for human trials
If things go as planned, the medicine could be available to consumers by 2030.
In world first, Chinese scientists report cell therapy cure in diabetes case
For patients battling diabetes, a group of Chinese scientists and clinicians may offer a glimmer of hope. For the first time in the world, a patient’s diabetes has reportedly been…
The Green-Energy Revolution Shows What Real Innovation Looks Like
Silicon Valley has long had an almost religious fixation on the concept of innovation. Venture capitalists and tech startup entrepreneurs are constantly portraying themselves as people breaking through the crust…
Tapeworms Living Inside People’s Brains
Theodore Nash sees only a few dozen patients a year in his clinic at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. That’s pretty small as medical practices go, but…
Wounded orangutan seen using plant as medicine
A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists. It is the first time a creature…
Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights
The concentration of a virus in wastewater can paint a picture of how much COVID-19 is present in that community. Testing at airports can help provide context for how prevalent…
The Mushroom at the End of the World
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins is a 2015 book by the Chinese American anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing. The book…