Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes. Scientists are at work to turn the findings into therapies.
Learn more about this in our recent article republished by The Wire.
https://thewire.in/science/worm-inspired-treatments-inch-toward-the-clinic
Our genomes are peppered with DNA segments called retrotransposons that can move from place to place. When unleashed, some can kill nerves and promote inflammation — a discovery that may inspire treatments for neurodegeneration. 
Amber Dance
Some people take too much, and too many get too little. Experts explain who needs D supplements, and why. Katarina Zimmer
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/should-you-take-vitamin-d-how-much
At the NFL’s Big Data Bowl, scientists compete to develop new stats that better capture player performance. Dana Mackenzie
Some make nests inside seashells, others tote bubbles of air on their backs. The spiders that went back to water evolved lots of slick survival strategies.
Amber Dance
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/meet-the-aquatic-spiders
From poison frogs to worm-like caecilians, some amphibians are hardworking and surprisingly creative caregivers.
The emergence of antiretroviral drugs saved millions of lives — but some worried about long-term health problems. Here’s how that turned out. Tammy Worth
Today the koji mold is a master fermenter, but it has a checkered past. Rachel Ehrenberg.
To protect and rear their young, some insects have transformed wild viruses into tiny biological weapons. Nala Rogers.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/parasitoid-wasps-domesticate-viruses
Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past. They can help predict the future, too.
Is nuclear power a necessary part of the energy transition away from fossil fuels? As the debate rages on, new technologies and smaller reactors may be shifting the balance.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2024/nuclears-role-in-a-net-zero-world
Worms — or more likely, molecules derived from them or inspired by their biology — might help treat metabolic diseases 
Of the roughly 1 million named insect species on Earth, about 400,000 are beetles. And that’s just the beetles described so far. Scientists typically describe thousands of new species each year. So — why so many beetle species? “We don’t know the precise answer,” says Chaboo, an entomologist at the University of Nebraska. But clues are emerging.
If your good intentions from a few months ago haven’t led to much, take note. A psychologist tells us what we can learn from studies on willpower.
Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes. Scientists are at work to turn the findings into therapies. Amber Dance
Ailments of the mouth can put the body at risk for a slew of other ills. Some practitioners think dentistry should no longer be siloed. Lola Butcher
Perimenopause can bring hot flashes, disrupted sleep, brain fog and more.
Yet figuring out whether and how to treat those symptoms can be challenging, Katia Riddle reports for @NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/15/nx-s1-5398547/perimenopause-menopause-symptoms-hrt-hormone-therapy
Some women are especially vulnerable to depression during this transitional period of life; learn more from our 2022 story.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2022/when-depression-sneaks-menopause
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Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction. Bob Holmes
Long confined to regions with volcanic activity, geothermal promises to become a much more versatile energy source thanks to new technologies.
