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Interview'Every time it gets excited — boom — it collapses': How dogs with narcolepsy helped scientists understand the disorderLive Science spoke with Dr. Emmanuel Mignot, director of the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy and co-winner of a coveted Lasker Award.
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InterviewAuthor Lise Barnéoud on the bizarre and provoking world of microchimerism — when cells from one person live in another, genetically distinct individualJournalist and author Lise Barnéoud talks to Live Science about her book "Hidden Guests," which dives into the field of microchimerism and how it's transforming our knowledge of genetics, immunology and evolution.
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InterviewConcussion expert explains why viral CTE study may not be as scary as it soundsA new study suggests that at least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died in recent years had CTE. Concussion expert Thayne Munce puts the finding into context.
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InterviewNeuroscientist Steve Ramirez studies the physical basis of memory in a quest to manipulate itSteve Ramirez, a neuroscientist and author of "How to Change a Memory," tells editor Hannah Osborne about the science and ethics of memory manipulation, and the incredible power of our brains to recall our past.
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InterviewMeet the scientists 3D printing corneas to restore people's visionNew 3D-printed corneal implants could help make up for the shortage of donor corneas available for transplant procedures, say Precise Bio co-founders Aryeh Batt and Dr. Anthony Atala.
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Interview'This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we've ever seen before,' says epidemiologist Dr. Seth BerkleyEpidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley spoke to Live Science about the importance of vaccine equity and the obstacles undermining it, as well as the political challenges to vaccines being raised in the U.S.
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INTERVIEW'It's really an extraordinary story,' historian Steven Tuck says of the Romans he tracked who survived the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who made it out and left records. And that shocked me."
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INTERVIEWIn 'Secrets of the Brain,' Jim Al-Khalili explores 600 million years of brain evolution to understand what makes us humanIn his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to him about what he learned along the way and how this knowledge sheds new light on human cognition.
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Interview'We certainly weren't exceptional, but now we're the only ones left': In new PBS series 'Human,' anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to dominate EarthIn her new show, Ella Al-Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to global hegemony.
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INTERVIEW'We have basically destroyed what capacity we had to respond to a pandemic,' says leading epidemiologist Michael OsterholmLive Science spoke with leading epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about his new book, "The Big One," which discusses the next pandemic and how to mitigate its harm.
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Artificial IntelligenceAI can't solve these puzzles that take humans only secondsDiscover why some puzzles stump supersmart AIs but are easy for humans, what this reveals about the quest for true artificial general intelligence — and why video games are the next frontier.
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Human EvolutionWe know humans arose in Africa, but archaeology is only just uncovering secrets of the continent's early civilizationsSmall settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa's archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s more recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage.
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Interview'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemicsmRNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of huge federal funding cuts.
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INTERVIEW'It's how I would imagine I would react if I saw a real-life giant dinosaur': What Jurassic World Rebirth's scientific advisor thinks of the movieThe summer blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth is hitting theaters, so Live Science asked paleontologist Steve Brusatte what it's like being the movie's scientific advisor.
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