David Grossman
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David Grossman is a narrative journalist who tells the story of our planet through the eyes of the scientists working to understand it. As a field correspondent, he has spent months embedded with research teams across the globe, chronicling their challenges and breakthroughs. His work is defined by a deep sense of place and character, bringing readers into the labs, tents, and research vessels where discovery happens. His documentary series 'Edges of Life' earned him the National Association of Science Writers' 'Science in Society' award.
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What is Anthropocene geology and why is its formal recognition debated?
In March 2024, a proposal to formally recognize the 'Anthropocene' as a new geological epoch, marking humanity's indelible impact on Earth, met rejection from the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigra
Jun 16, 2026 · 4 min read
AI System SA-FARI Reveals Individual Animal Lives From Footage
An international team, including researchers from the University of Bristol , has developed an AI system called SA-FARI.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read
Archaeologists Find Iron Age Skeleton Bones Whittled Into Tools
In a remote Scottish burial site, archaeologists unearthed the 2,000-year-old remains of a woman whose long bones had been snapped and whittled into sharp tools after her death.
Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min read
Total solar eclipse reveals rare sunset spectacle over Europe
From Spain's east coast, eclipse chasers will witness a totally eclipsed sun just a couple of degrees above the western horizon, minutes from sunset—a rare celestial alignment.
Jun 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Novo Nordisk security breach exposes patient data in cyberattack
Patient data, including sensitive medical histories from some of Novo Nordisk's clinical trials, was compromised in a recent cybersecurity breach.
Jun 13, 2026 · 3 min read
STAT Plus Reports on Major Executive Leadership Changes
Dr. Anya Sharma, former head of R&D at BioGen Corp, a major pharmaceutical player, abruptly left her post to become CEO of GenePath, a gene-editing startup that recently secured $150M in Series B fund
Jun 13, 2026 · 3 min read
Researchers Removed From 2026 Diabetes Conference Amid Controversy
Northwestern associate professor Justin Ryder was among five professionals escorted out of the American Diabetes Association's 2026 annual scientific conference.
Jun 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Nature Medicine Offers Free Standard Publishing Option
A study accepted for publication in Nature Medicine in June 2025 cost nothing, according to STAT .
Jun 11, 2026 · 2 min read
Peptide craze hype faces scientific and practical hurdles
Only 1 in 12 patients prescribed GLP-1 treatment remain on the medication after three years, according to data from Prime Therapeutics .
Jun 10, 2026 · 2 min read
Brazil's government boosts Amazon conservation efforts
Since President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva's return to office in 2023, annual deforestation in the Amazon has plummeted by over 50%, approaching record lows, according to Nature .
Jun 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Ice Age Sea Level Drops Boosted Seafloor Volcano Activity, Study Finds
Sediment records from the eastern equatorial Pacific reveal that ancient ice ages, by dropping sea levels, supercharged deep-sea volcanoes.
Jun 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Oxford physicists create new quantum states for computing
Researchers at the University of Oxford have engineered a new class of 'Schrödinger-cat' quantum states that can be precisely programmed in 2026, a crucial step toward building computers that defy cla
Jun 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Rick and Morty Creators Reveal Multiverse Kung-Fu Inspirations for Season 9
Season 9 of 'Rick and Morty' will feature a kung-fu showdown titled 'Rick-Fu Hustle,' set in a Trader Joe's parking lot.
Jun 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Boehringer Ingelheim drug slashes liver and belly fat
In Phase 3 trials, Boehringer Ingelheim's experimental obesity drug, survodutide, helped recipients shed up to 17% of their body weight over 76 weeks, crucially preserving muscle mass.
Jun 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Denis Noble: Neo-Darwinism's gene-centric view is fundamentally flawed.
A genome, left in a petri dish for ten thousand years, would never produce an organism, a stark reminder that life's complexity extends far beyond mere genetic code.
Jun 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Amish communities show 1.6% lower COVID-19 vaccine rates
In a striking divergence from national trends, 75% of Amish respondents indicated they would reject a COVID-19 vaccine, according to PubMed .
Jun 7, 2026 · 3 min read
RNA protein systems face extinction risks, study reveals
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have precisely mapped the environmental tipping points that determine if a self-replicating RNA-protein system will flourish into complexity or vanish entirely.
Jun 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Scientists detect potential signs of life on distant exoplanet
Despite headlines celebrating the detection of dimethyl sulfide on the distant exoplanet K2-18b, a recent survey reveals astrobiologists are actually more persuaded by potential biosignatures found in
Jun 6, 2026 · 3 min read
AI Leaders Urge Stricter Synthetic Biology Regulation
Leaders from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google DeepMind have publicly urged governments to enact stricter regulations for synthetic biology.
Jun 5, 2026 · 2 min read
New Ruling Highlights Need for Academic Safeguards
In a significant ruling addressing adviser-student power imbalances, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Sabatini v.
Jun 2, 2026 · 3 min read