New study finds strong associations between sustained exposure to economic hardship and worse cognitive function in relatively young individuals, reports the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Poverty and perceived hardship over decades among relatively young…

Our editor’s pick of this week’s in September Top 10 STEM News Gene therapy for sickle cell disease passes key preclinical test A precision-engineered gene therapy virus, inserted into blood stem cells that are then transplanted,…

Our editors round up of the 2nd September Top 10 STEM news New virus just broke the rules of infection A new type of virus has been identified, and it’s so weird, it’s challenging long-held…

World’s oldest vertebrate is a shark that lives for 500 years Species: Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) Habitat: deep in the North Atlantic and the cold surface waters of the Arctic Fish that were alive during…

Our editors pick of this weeks Top 10 STEM News: Desert elephants pass on knowledge — not mutations — to survive Despite reported differences in appearance and behavior, DNA evidence finds that Namibian desert elephants…