June 22, 2024
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Boost your immune system with this centuries-old health hack: Vaccines
When it comes to vaccines and immune health, the results aren’t too good to be true. Jena Ardell/Moment via Getty Images Aimee Pugh ... -
Making art is a uniquely human act, and one that provides a wellspring of health benefits
The act of creating art serves as exercise for the brain and is integral to physical and mental health. hzechphotography/Moment via Getty ...June 22, 2024 -
Surgeon general’s call for warning labels on social media underscores concerns for teen mental health
Calls to action for regulating social media have fallen flat with Congress. golero/E+ via Getty Images Emily Hemendinger, University of ...June 22, 2024 -
We mapped a lost branch of the Nile River – which may be the key to a longstanding mystery of the pyramids
The pyramids at Giza, like dozens of others, are located several kilometres west of the current path of the Nile. Alex Cimbal / ...June 2, 2024 -
I’m an astrophysicist mapping the universe with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory − clear, sharp photos help me study energetic black holes
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory detects X-ray emissions from astronomical events. NASA/CXC & J. Vaughan Giuseppina Fabbiano, ...June 2, 2024 -
Internships are linked to better employment outcomes for college graduates – but there aren’t enough for students who want them
Intense competition and limited supply make internships hard to obtain. Nitat Termmee via Getty Images Matthew T. Hora, University of ...June 2, 2024 -
The MIT senior calculates how renewables and EVs impact the grid.
MIT senior Elaine Siyu Liu doesn’t own an electric car, or any car. But she sees the impact of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewables on the ...May 18, 2024 -
Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’
Some Gen Zers and millennials might not identify as readers because they assume the reading that they do doesn’t ‘count.’ ...May 14, 2024