THE BIG MELT
A new study shows that several colonies of emperor penguins likely experienced total breeding failures last year thanks to a loss of stable sea ice.
Neel V. Patel is a former senior editor for science and innovation coverage at The Daily Beast. He was previously the space reporter for MIT Technology Review, and an associate editor at Inverse. He has a master's degree from NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
FREE SPEECH
Patients with paralysis caused by stroke or ALS are robbed of their speech. A groundbreaking set of new brain implants seeks to change all that.
THE WALKING DEAD
“This star became a bit of an obsession of mine.”
IT’S (SO NOT) LIT
Getting hooked on smoking during adolescence seems to be linked to deficiencies in gray matter volume.
SEEK AND DESTROY
There’s more than one way to spot a tumor hiding in the body.
BRAINY BACTERIA
A new pilot study has found some curious connections.
HOLD YOUR BREATH
Antibiotic resistance is on the rise, thanks to poor air quality.
SECOND WIND
We may be able to reverse this process to help the body eradicate tumors more quickly.
CODE-SWITCHING
ChatGPT isn’t the only AI model that OpenAI is operating.
SPEED READING
Evaluating mammograms is a very time-consuming process. AI tools might speed things up and help doctors save more lives.