Old mice have become young again in a quiet Boston lab, under fluorescent lights that hum softly even at midnight. The way that sentence was written sounds theatrical, almost careless. However, animals that appeared to be nearing the end weeks ago have had their gray fur darkened, their damaged nerves repaired, and their vision restored in David Sinclair’s lab at Harvard Medical School. Category Details Name David Sinclair Position Professor of Genetics, Co-Director, Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research Institution Harvard Medical School Known For Research on epigenetic reprogramming and the Information Theory of Aging Key Discovery…

As is often the case, it started in a locker room that was still resonating with joy. The bags of equipment were partially zippered. The air was heavy with champagne. Lightly, gold medals clattered against chest protectors. The phone rang just after the U.S. men’s hockey team had won Olympic gold in Milan-Cortina. President Donald Trump, who was on the other end, congratulated the team and extended an invitation to attend his State of the Union speech. Then the headline-grabbing line appeared: he would “have” to invite the women’s team as well, he joked, or he would “probably be impeached.”…

Six planets will appear to align across the western sky on the evening of February 28, 2026, creating what astronomers jokingly refer to as a “planet parade.” It’s the sort of statement that sounds over the top, as if it were intended for social media, but this time, the sky might truly live up to the hype. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will all be visible in the same area of the sky just after sunset, according to NASA. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are the four that ought to be visible to the unaided eye. Neptune and…

On March 3, just before sunrise, the moon will start to move into Earth’s shadow and, with luck, turn a rich coppery red. The science behind the term “blood moon” is simple, despite its dramatic, almost medieval sound. Earth’s atmosphere filters sunlight as it passes directly between the sun and the full moon, giving the lunar surface a reddish glow. NASA reports that a significant portion of North America, the Pacific, eastern Asia, and Australia will be able to see totality during the eclipse that occurs from March 2–3, 2026. The event takes place in the silent hours leading up…

Dr. Casey Means sat facing a microphone in a Senate hearing room that resembled a political arena more than a medical forum, her posture relaxed and her voice steady. The cameras continued to record. The inquiries didn’t. It was one of those afternoons in Washington when you could almost feel history slithering along, disputed and uncertain. Casey Means, 38, has emerged as one of the most divisive personalities in American health policy. She is a Stanford-trained doctor who is about to become the nation’s surgeon general after leaving her surgical residency before it was finished. Just that arc would be…

Friday nights in the 1990s were associated with power tools, canned laughter, and flannel shirts. Zachery Ty Bryan, who played Brad Taylor on Home Improvement, was standing in the middle of that living room glow. Being the eldest son, he was athletic, sometimes rebellious, and always redeemable by the end. Under the lights of the studio, America watched him grow up. Now, that version of him seems so distant. Bryan entered a guilty plea to a felony DUI charge related to an arrest in 2024 and was sentenced to 16 months in a California county jail in February 2026. According…

As Russell Brand emerged from a car sporting a dark pair of sunglasses and a white cowboy hat, cameras gathered along the pavement with their lenses tilted upward on a gloomy morning outside Southwark Crown Court. He made an unmistakably theatrical entrance. Once strutting across comedy stages in leather pants, the man now entered a courtroom to enter a not guilty plea to further charges of sexual assault and rape. There’s almost too much contrast. In February 2026, Brand, 50, refuted the most recent accusations, which were added to previous charges against several women in 2025. He has always insisted…

Katherine Short’s life unfolded in silence in the hills above Los Angeles, where tiny streets wind past citrus trees and stucco houses. Her neighbors recall her stopping at her gate to greet them and the orange tree in her yard, which was unusually bright and stubbornly healthy. Her death on February 23, 2026, at the age of 42, had an impact well beyond the hillside where she resided. She initially gained notoriety as the eldest daughter of Martin Short, the well-liked comedian whose credits include Only Murders in the Building and SCTV. However, that shorthand omits a crucial detail. Katherine…

Outside Fiserv Forum, fans stayed longer than usual on a chilly February night as the sidewalks gleamed with melted snow and beer spills. At 118-116, the scoreboard had just frozen. One more close call. Another victory. Notably, Giannis Antetokounmpo was absent from this game as well. With a 26–31 record, the Milwaukee Bucks are currently in a strange position outside of the cozy upper tier of the Eastern Conference, but they are playing with a defiance that is inconsistent with their record. Giannis’ absence due to a strained calf may be highlighting a feature of the roster that was simple…

Caleb Flynn presented himself to America in 2013 as a man who loved God, loved his wife, and loved to sing, all while being surrounded by the expectant stares of famous judges and bright studio lights. He grinned effortlessly. He discussed faith. His wife reminded him of Carrie Underwood. It was just one of thousands of American Idol moments over the years, but it stuck because it seemed genuine. That clip is still in circulation over ten years later, but for quite different reasons. Flynn was arrested and charged last week in connection with the shooting death of his wife,…