The No. 1 Habit To Unlock Happiness Even On The Worst Days, By A Psychologist

Glimmer hunting, the habit of noticing small moments of ease, can bring you happiness on hard days — here’s what the science says and how to start practicing it.

Claude did not invent scorpion antivenom
Claude did not invent scorpion antivenom

An investment research firm wanted to prove AI could revolutionize drug development. So they teamed up with Anthropic to see whether an unreleased version of Claude could make scorpion antivenom. It couldn’t. It came up with some promising starting points, but nothing close to an actual drug, experts tell The Verge. Citrini Research, the firm […]

Hugging Face’s New AI Biology Model Lets You Chat With DNA

The new open-source model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health.

Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains

A rush of new data centers could bring air pollution roaring back to levels not seen since the 2000s in Texas, which has become ground zero for the physical infrastructure behind generative AI. New and proposed data centers are demanding a tremendous amount of electricity. How developers and utilities meet that demand – with gas […]

Ohio State Makes a Stink by Digitally Sending Scents

The scent-sending technology could be used in online shopping, healhcare diagnoses and just for fun.

They want your blood
They want your blood

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. It’s an overcast Saturday morning when I give my 12th vial of blood for testing in six weeks. It’s my […]

Telehealth Giant Hims Wants to Test Every Dude for Low Testosterone

The company plans to offer testosterone replacement therapy, marking its first foray into prescribing controlled substances.

Like A ‘GLP-1’ For Muscles And Cartilage?

Researchers Regrew Knee Cartilage In Mice. Now A Biotech Is Doing Clinical Trials.

2 Hard Pills Every Couple Must Swallow To Be Happy, By A Psychologist

Relationship happiness tends to dip over time, and a happy couple isn’t automatically a healthy one, according to a psychologist and recent research.

Newborn Whale Shark Discovery Could Reveal Where These Giants Begin Life

A 5-foot-long whale shark found in Indonesia may have given scientists one of their best clues yet about where these enormous fish spend the earliest weeks of life. The discovery in Saleh Bay, combined with decades of scattered sightings, suggests newb…