Articles by

Tina Hesman Saey

This dangerous pregnancy complication is common. A new treatment might help

Filtering a protein out of a pregnant person’s blood may help ease a dangerous complication of pregnancy....

Some GLP-1 drugs are more effective for those with specific gene variants

Some people’s genes influence how much weight they will lose and what side effects they will experience...

New mutations help the H5N1 bird flu virus infect cows but not people

H5N1 bird flu viruses have acquired a molecular trick that makes them more easily infect mammary glands...

How realistic is Project Hail Mary?

Editor’s Note: Spoilers ahead for Project Hail Mary. Two science journalists walked into a movie theater. That’s...

One possible recipe for life on Titan is a bust

Hopes for life inside bubbles on Titan have deflated. Oceans of liquid methane and ethane on...

‘Smart underwear’ measures how often humans fart

Everybody farts. The question is how often? And how much gas is too much gas to pass?...

Can you trust the results from gut microbiome tests? Maybe not

Finding out what gut microbes a person carries may not be as easy as many companies...

‘Project Hail Mary’ made us wonder how to survive a trip to interstellar space

I have long puzzled over something in Andy Weir’s 2021 book Project Hail Mary: Why did...