May 21, 2026The Trump administration proposes rolling back Biden era rules requiring water systems to filter six PFAS types by 2029, dropping four entirely. The NRDC estimates at least 73 million Americans already drink water with unsafe PFAS levels linked to cancer and other chronic conditions. Science
May 21, 2026Buying your way to better health comes at the expense of others. An increase in private health insurance uptake leads to poorer health in the population over time. Paying for private health services may be beneficial for those who can afford to do so, but it comes at the expense of others. Science
May 21, 2026Why meat-eating dinosaurs like T. rex evolved tiny arms: « The evolution of tiny arms in several groups of meat-eating dinosaurs was likely driven by the development of strong, powerful heads, which were used to attack prey. » Science
May 21, 2026Navy Researcher Kathryn Wahl ’87 Receives Award for Breakthroughs in Interfacial Science – St. Olaf College Science
May 21, 2026A 10-year study in Germany reports that extending screening for Type 1 diabetes successfully identified more children without a family history of the disease. About 90 percent of people who develop type 1 diabetes do not have family members with diabetes. Science
May 21, 2026Experimental Drug Yields Dramatic Weight Loss | People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said. Science
May 21, 2026370 billion crickets are farmed for food every year. Scientists have discovered they may feel pain Science
May 21, 2026Scientists built a 1-kg wearable robot that gamifies physical therapy (using virtual soccer) to help children with spinal muscular atrophy double their leg strength in 6 weeks. Science
