Every year, science gets its own red-carpet moment in Santa Monica. A mix of Hollywood heavyweights, tech leaders, and top researchers gathered to celebrate the most exciting work in math, physics, and life sciences. The Breakthrough Prize has become a unique event where brainpower meets glamour. Wh
Four Boston-based scientists walked away with top honors from an awards event that values breakthroughs more than Hollywood does. Held on a Saturday in Los Angeles, the ceremony recognizes discoveries that can take a decade or more to prove, unlike Oscars that focus only on the previous year’s films
Plants face changing weather every day, so they must turn short‑term stress into lasting growth plans. A new idea calls this process an “epigenetic set‑point, ” where the structure of DNA and its associated proteins works like a smart switch. The switch gathers two kinds of signals: the plant’s ener
Plants close their tiny pores, called stomata, to keep water from escaping during dry spells. Even then, a small amount of moisture still drips out – this is called minimum conductance or gmin. Scientists measured gmin in 101 different plant species, ranging from ferns to flowering trees, and found
Research shows that genes and early life events can set the stage for depression in middle age and beyond. A study found that people with a family history of mood disorders face higher risks if they also grew up with parents battling addiction. The findings suggest that childhood struggles don’t jus
Most of America’s wealth today sits in the hands of people born before 1981. Boomers and the Silent Generation control roughly $110 trillion in assets, built through pensions, homes, and long careers in stable industries. But this money won’t stay parked forever. As these generations pass away, a ch
The story begins with a group of lesbians who, in the 1980s, created their own safe space in Barcelona. Over four decades, that place has seen political shifts, city changes, and the fading of many queer venues. Yet it kept going because everyone inside shared its own rules and cared for each other.
The 70‑kilogram proteins that keep cells tidy are found almost everywhere, from simple bacteria to complex eukaryotes. In the cell’s busy interior they act like tiny engines, using energy from ATP to fold and move other proteins. In bacteria the main player is called DnaK, which works hand‑in‑han
Patients with os odontoideum, a congenital neck anomaly, show a surprisingly high load of genetic changes. Researchers counted these alterations across the entire genome and found that affected individuals carry more mutations than people with typical neck anatomy. The study examined the DNA f
Aging often brings slow but steady inflammation, even without obvious sickness. Scientists call this low-grade, long-term process InflammAging (IA). It quietly weakens tissues and slows repair, making the body more vulnerable to diseases like Alzheimer’s, heart problems, and diabetes. For years, exp
