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• The scientist trying to hold death at bay through suspended animation

  October 26, 2026 · 16 min

  Can you put someone in a state perched on the knife’s edge between life and death...and bring them back? Cryogenic freezing, suspended animation, human hibernation. The idea has captivated people for ages. What if we could hit pause on…

• Inside your chest, a bootcamp is pumping out trained killers (and it’s called the thymus)

  October 12, 2026 · 14 min

  Meet your new favorite organ, the thymus. Scientists have since discovered a whole world within this little wad of tissue in your chest – a complex system that trains and equips some of your body's most important fighters against disease…

• One speck of brain, half a billion connections: Creating the world's most detailed brain map

  September 28, 2026 · 14 min

  A full wiring diagram of the brain could show how its different parts work together, and it could potentially reveal new insights into diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Gabe visits the electron microscopy connectomics project at…

• The dark matter of dirt: Why the physics of mud are so mysterious

  September 14, 2026 · 12 min

  Mud is everywhere…under our shoes, our buildings, our crops. How it behaves affects where we can build, what we can grow and the shape of the land itself. But on a microscopic level we barely understand why it does what it does. Gabriel…

• When worlds collide: A cosmic detective story

  August 31, 2026 · 13 min

  When you look up at the night sky, it’s easy to think of it as static and permanent, like the stars are painted on up there and never change. But if you look really carefully, sometimes you can catch something dramatic unfolding. Andy…

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