Rising Health Costs Push Some Middle-Aged Adults To Skip the Doc Until Medicare
Sam Whitehead John Galvin knows he needs a colonoscopy. But he’s waiting to schedule the procedure until December, when he turns 65 and qualifies for...
Month : March 2026
Why do some people still believe that aliens shaped ancient civilizations?
Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself? The...
A secret weapon to fight carbon emissions was just discovered: Beavers
Beavers’ dams and ponds can turn a stream corridor into a net annual carbon sink, drawing in more carbon than it released over the course...
Rare star spotted in its original galaxy could answer a key question about the ingredients of life: Space photo of the week
Quick Facts What it is: Star PicII-503 inside the Pictor II dwarf galaxy Where it is: 150,000 light-years from Earth in the Pictor constellation When...
Why do animals have different pupil shapes?
It’s easy to think of pupils as simple holes that widen in the dark and shrink in the light. But if you look across the...
Physicists create electron ‘catapult’ that moves particles through solar cells at record speed
Molecular vibrations can “catapult” electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second — much faster than previously thought, a new study shows. The findings...
Computing quiz: Can you match these ‘ancient’ devices to their pictures?
While devices like smartphones and laptops are ubiquitous now, these machines weren’t always so common. The origins of computing go back well before the advent...
‘That’s why there’s 9 billion of us and not 9 billion of some other primate’: Why our ability to adapt is humanity’s ‘superpower’
Humans have evolved the ability to live anywhere on Earth, thanks to gradual changes to our biology and our knack for developing new technologies, like...
Why are humans the only species with a chin?
Humans are the only species with a chin — a feature absent from even our closest relatives. Indeed, it’s such a unique anatomical quirk that...
Journalists Shine Light on Out-of-Reach Insurance Prices, AI’s Role in Claims Disputes, and Susie Wiles
KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the KFF Health News series “Priced Out,” which focuses on the health insurance crisis, on An Arm...