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red brain neurons

Why is deep sleep so important to memory? It’s about time. Why is deep sleep so important to memory? It’s about time.

By Laura Baisas

Three people's hands holding beers at bar

AI thought knee X-rays could tell if you drink beer and eat refried beans AI thought knee X-rays could tell if you drink beer and eat refried beans

a variety of products on a banner reading 'best of what's new 2024'

The 50 greatest innovations of 2024 The 50 greatest innovations of 2024

By Popular Science Team

Close up of 3D printed cartilage cell block

New bioprinter 3D prints human tissue 10x faster New bioprinter 3D prints human tissue 10x faster

a body on a morgue table with only the feet showing and a toe tag on the big toe

What happens when you donate your body to science? What happens when you donate your body to science?

By RJ Mackenzie

a scan of a zebrafish with its eye highlighted in green and other parts of its anatomy stained red and blue

Mapping the shifting gaze of ‘fishlets’ Mapping the shifting gaze of ‘fishlets’

By Laura Baisas

This fluorescence image shows chloroplasts (magenta colored) successfully incorporated into the hamster cells, with other features of the animal cell also highlighted (nuclei in light blue and organelles in yellow-green).

Bioengineers made mutant, solar-powered hamster cells Bioengineers made mutant, solar-powered hamster cells

da Vinci Surgical System practicing sutures on pork loin

Watch a robot operate on a pork loin Watch a robot operate on a pork loin

a person performs CPR

Bystander CPR done within 10 minutes likely increases survival rates Bystander CPR done within 10 minutes likely increases survival rates

By Laura Baisas

Close up of two rhesus monkeys

43 rhesus macaques have escaped from South Carolina’s ‘Monkey Farm’ 43 rhesus macaques have escaped from South Carolina’s ‘Monkey Farm’

Human tissue sample created in 3D bioprinter

Bioprinting breakthrough uses acoustic waves to create lab-grown human tissue Bioprinting breakthrough uses acoustic waves to create lab-grown human tissue

Gila monster spit inspired a new way to detect rare pancreatic tumors Gila monster spit inspired a new way to detect rare pancreatic tumors

five toothbrushes in a cup on a bathroom sink

The next lifesaving antibiotic might be a virus on your toothbrush The next lifesaving antibiotic might be a virus on your toothbrush

By Laura Baisas

Nurse putting blood pressure monitor arm band on patient

How to ensure your doctor measures your blood pressure correctly How to ensure your doctor measures your blood pressure correctly

a snake with an open mouth and visible fangs

New tool helps scientists identify venomous snakes New tool helps scientists identify venomous snakes

By Laura Baisas

a woman scratches several red mosquito bites on her shoulder

‘Ancient, funny’ cells are to blame for itchy mosquito bites ‘Ancient, funny’ cells are to blame for itchy mosquito bites

By Laura Baisas

A freshly-collected batch of venomous cone snails.

Precise, lethal sea snail toxin could one day lead to better medicines Precise, lethal sea snail toxin could one day lead to better medicines

By Laura Baisas

A transparent zebrafish in a tank in a laboratory at the Pasteur Institute in Paris on June 20, 2023.

Zebrafish regenerate their spinal cords in a surprising way Zebrafish regenerate their spinal cords in a surprising way

By Laura Baisas

The device, which is about the size of a stick of gum, can be implanted under the skin, where it monitors heart rate, breathing rate, and other vital signs. When it determines that an overdose has occurred, it rapidly pumps out a dose of naloxone.

First-of-its-kind implant detects and treats opioid overdoses First-of-its-kind implant detects and treats opioid overdoses

Neuralink N1 Device breakdown component illustration

39% of electrodes work after second ‘successful’ human Neuralink implant 39% of electrodes work after second ‘successful’ human Neuralink implant