There’s a Hot New Egg-Freezing Startup. It’s Weirder Than You Could Imagine

Cofertility lets women freeze their eggs for free—as long as they give half of them back to the company. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

These Cyborg Cockroaches Could Save Your Life

The team embedded electrodes into live cockroaches, then outfitted them with cameras and injection devices to deliver medication via remote control.

Measles Outbreaks Are Forcing Immunocompromised Kids to Make Impossible Choices

With the risk of infection rising, parents and young adults are facing agonizing choices about being out in public as school starts back up.

Measles Outbreaks Are Forcing Parents of Immunocompromised Kids to Make Hard Choices

With the risk of infection rising, parents and their children are trying to navigate how safe it is to be out in public as school starts back up.

Transplanted Pig Kidney Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient

Gene-edited pig kidneys could offer a lifeline to patients stuck waiting for a human donor.

Smart Toilets Are Already Using AI to Analyze Your Poop

While companies promise they can help users monitor gut health, experts suggest that smart toilets provide little in the way of benefits to the average person.

A Prop 65 Crash Course: What You Need to Know (2026)

If you see a Prop 65 warning, don’t fret. Here’s what you need to know.

Inside the Perimenopause Industrial Complex

How an alliance of tech startups, MAHA operatives, and actual medical experts made millennial women the new face of hormone therapy.

Why Food Keeps Making Everybody Sick This Summer

While Trump administration cuts have contributed to the epidemic of foodborne illnesses this summer, there are also deeper issues that make the American food supply chain susceptible to parasites and bacteria outbreaks.

A Mutation Is Making It Easier for Drug-Resistant Malaria to Spread

New findings shed light on what’s making the parasite less treatable using the drug that’s considered a first line of defense.