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The Immortality Hype
Despite the hyperbole, private funding is changing the science of aging for the better.
The Strange Blissfulness of Storms
Is there a biochemical reason that extreme weather makes us happy?
The Father of Modern Metal
The creation of stainless steel took equal parts metallurgy and perseverance.
The Man Who Blamed Aging on His Intestines
The productive, bizarre career of Nobel laureate and early aging researcher Elie Metchnikoff.
To Understand Your Past, Look to Your Future
An alternative to the Newtonian worldview promises to help explain quantum weirdness.
The Birth and Death of a Landscape
A trip to a Louisiana river delta reveals an ecosystem that is growing up.
What Good Is Grandma?
The growing role of grandparents in raising children is right in line with human biology.
Why Aging Isn’t Inevitable
The great variety of aging styles among plants and animals suggests it can be controlled.
Will 90 Become The New 60?
As our lifespans have increased, so too have our active years. Can that go on?
Physics Makes Aging Inevitable, Not Biology
Nanoscale thermal physics guarantees our decline, no matter how many diseases we cure.
Yes, Life in the Fast Lane Kills You
New insights into mitochondria reveal how life expends energy.
Learning Chess at 40
What I learned trying to keep up with my 4-year-old daughter at the royal game.
