Do Our Bodies Have Weight ‘Set Points’ They Always Revert To?
There's some evidence of set points, but they don't determine your fate. ...read more
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How a 50-Foot-Long Humpback Whale Sneaks Up on Prey
The schools of fish they hunt don't realize the whales are a threat until it's too late. ...read more
Is It Ever Too Late to Start Being Healthy?
An early start makes it easier to form good health habits, but we can become healthy at any age. ...read more
What NASA’s Extraterrestrial Twin Experiment Showed Us
Astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly participated in a year-long experiment — one in space, one on Earth. ...read more
The U.S. May Soon Have an Early Warning System for Active Volcanoes
#22 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
What’s the Difference Between White Fat and Brown Fat?
Our bodies' actually have not one, but two kinds of fat. ...read more
Scientists Find the Oldest Human Skull Outside of Africa
#23 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
The Year’s Top Images of Earth From Space
From explosive volcanic eruptions to rampaging wildfires and catastrophic floods, satellites, as well as astronauts aboard the International Space Station, captured all the action ...read more
The Mars Insight Rover Is Finishing Its First Full Year on the Red Planet
#24 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more
Scientists Catch a Quantum Jump as It Happens
#25 in our top science stories of 2019. ...read more