A rediscovered memoir reveals the harsh realities faced by a disabled veteran in nineteenth-century Britain. After a musket ball destroyed his left forearm during the War of 1812, Shadrack Byfield retrieved the amputated limb from a refuse pile and buried it himself. He later designed a prosthetic device that helped him return to weaving, but […]
Forgotten Autobiography Rewrites the Story of a War of 1812 Soldier
A rediscovered memoir reveals the harsh realities faced by a disabled veteran in nineteenth-century Britain. After a musket ball destroyed his left forearm during the War of 1812, Shadrack Byfield retrieved the amputated limb from a refuse pile and buried it himself. He later designed a prosthetic device that helped him return to weaving, but […]
Long-Lost Megalodon Fossils Found Hiding on a Museum Shelf
Long-lost Otodus megalodon vertebrae have reopened questions about the giant shark while exposing the vulnerability of museum collections. For decades, several enormous shark vertebrae sat unnoticed on a museum shelf. Once recognized, the long-missing fossils reopened a rare window into the life of Megalodon (now properly Otodus megalodon), one of the largest predators ever to […]
Two-Year Lifestyle Program Boosts Cognition 55% More in Older Adults
A culturally tailored lifestyle program with ongoing support produced greater cognitive improvement than flexible health guidance alone. Across 11 Latin American countries, older adults at risk of dementia improved their memory and thinking through lifestyle programs adapted to local cultures. The greatest gains appeared among those who received regular coaching, supervised activities and structured social […]
Two-Year Lifestyle Program Boosts Cognition 55% More in Older Adults
A culturally tailored lifestyle program with ongoing support produced greater cognitive improvement than flexible health guidance alone. Across 11 Latin American countries, older adults at risk of dementia improved their memory and thinking through lifestyle programs adapted to local cultures. The greatest gains appeared among those who received regular coaching, supervised activities and structured social […]
Two-Year Lifestyle Program Boosts Cognition 55% More in Older Adults
A culturally tailored lifestyle program with ongoing support produced greater cognitive improvement than flexible health guidance alone. Across 11 Latin American countries, older adults at risk of dementia improved their memory and thinking through lifestyle programs adapted to local cultures. The greatest gains appeared among those who received regular coaching, supervised activities and structured social […]
Experimental Eye Drops Restore Sight in Blind Mice
The newly developed compounds mimic the function of photoreceptor cells, which deteriorate in blinding diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). In many blinding retinal diseases, the cells that first detect light disappear while much of the neural machinery behind them survives. That preserved circuitry has created an opportunity for researchers […]
Coffee’s Most Destructive Pest Is Accidentally Helping the Ants That Hunt It
A tiny coffee pest may be building the perfect hideout for its own predators. Coffee berry borers tunnel deep into coffee fruit, where they feed and reproduce beyond the reach of many predators. But after tiny ants force the beetles out, some species appear to claim the abandoned chambers as nurseries for their young. Jonathan […]
Coffee’s Most Destructive Pest Is Accidentally Helping the Ants That Hunt It
A tiny coffee pest may be building the perfect hideout for its own predators. Coffee berry borers tunnel deep into coffee fruit, where they feed and reproduce beyond the reach of many predators. But after tiny ants force the beetles out, some species appear to claim the abandoned chambers as nurseries for their young. Jonathan […]
Coffee’s Most Destructive Pest Is Accidentally Helping the Ants That Hunt It
A tiny coffee pest may be building the perfect hideout for its own predators. Coffee berry borers tunnel deep into coffee fruit, where they feed and reproduce beyond the reach of many predators. But after tiny ants force the beetles out, some species appear to claim the abandoned chambers as nurseries for their young. Jonathan […]