Sanofi’s Tzield has been accepted for priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand its use to children aged one year and older with stage 2 type 1 diabetes. The submission is ...

Introduction I consider this article, which is actually a six-page essay that I’ve divided here into two parts, to be one of the very best pieces of ...

The skull had the brow of a descendant but the face of an ancestor. When researchers finished reconstructing the DAN5/P1 cranium from Ethiopia’s Afar region, dated to between 1.6 and 1.5 million years ...

What made humans behave differently to their closest relatives? Researchers have long sought an answer in a handful of genetic differences between Homo sapiens and our close relatives the Neanderthals ...

Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. If I tried to recap all the new fossils, new methods and ...

There's a reason many older workers push themselves to remain employed until they turn 65. Age 65 is when Medicare eligibility generally begins. And without Medicare or employer-subsidized insurance, ...

I made a terrible mistake. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Splitting a story into two films always feels more like a studio ...

The rapidly rising premium for Part B, which covers retirees’ outpatient services, reflects the fast pace of growth for health care costs nationally. By Mark Miller If you’re enrolled in Medicare, you ...

Medicare Part B premiums will rise by about 10 percent in 2026 according to a notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS released a notice laying out the monthly ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven ...

If you’re a federal employee approaching retirement, you’ve probably heard mixed advice about whether to sign up for Medicare Part B at age 65. Many retirees with Federal Employees Health Benefits ...