Kimchi and microplastics headlines are everywhere. The study tested one bacterial strain on nanoplastics in germ-free mice. Here is what it really found.
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Tanzania Fossil Shows Oldest Dinosaur Rocks May Be Younger
A Tanzania fossil collected in 1963 just tied Africa’s early dinosaur rocks to South America, and the match suggests they may be younger than anyone thought.
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Immune Organ in the Skull: The Brain’s Nearest Defenders Were Hiding in the Bone
Scientists found an immune organ in the skull’s bone marrow that answers brain cancer first, before distant lymph nodes react. Here is what it means so far.
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Employee Engagement Drivers Just Flipped — Belonging Fell From the Top to the Bottom
Employee engagement drivers just flipped: belonging and feeling valued fell from the top two to the bottom after nine years. The real reason is not apathy.
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Desalination Without Brine: The Salt Comes Out Solid
Desalination without brine now works in a lab. Laser-etched black metal pulls fresh water from seawater and walks the leftover salt off as a dry solid.
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Annie Dillard Dies at 81: The Frog She Couldn’t Look Away From
Annie Dillard has died at 81. In Pilgrim at Tinker Creek she watched a frog collapse in a creek and could not look away. What she saw is worth a second look.
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Wichita Boil Water Advisory: Why 45 Minutes Without Pressure Was Enough
The Wichita boil water advisory came from just 45 minutes without pressure. Here is why a pipe stays clean by pushing outward, and what to do while you wait.
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Japan Now Has More Than 100,000 Centenarians. Who Will Carry Them?
Japan centenarians now number 107,677, up from just 153 in 1963. Living to 100 is a triumph, and it raises a quieter question: who carries us at the end?
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Messi Retirement: He Wrote His Goodbye, Then Let It Wait
Messi retirement: he wrote his Argentina goodbye two days after the World Cup final, then held it for six weeks. In 2016 he quit that night and took it back.
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Brain Shrinkage With Age: The Wiring That May Soften It
Brain shrinkage with age is not the whole story. A study of 459 older adults in India found short, local brain wiring may soften the loss. What it can’t say.