7 Ways To Protect Your Dog Or Cat’s Dental Health

A board-certified veterinary dentist shares ways we can protect the dental health of our cats and dogs during February’s Pet Dental Health Month and beyond.

The wellness wild west’s latest skincare fad is salmon sperm 
The wellness wild west’s latest skincare fad is salmon sperm 

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. While scrolling through my TikTok feed, I often find myself thinking of Elizabeth Báthory. Legend has it that […]

A Psychologist Shares A ‘Stress Recovery’ Test For High Performers

How fast does your nervous system recover after a stressful day? Here’s how to find out, and why it matters more than you think.

Plastic Pollution Is Reaching Sharks Before They Hatch

Microplastics have been found inside shark egg cases, known as mermaid’s purses, for the first time.

Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space?

Massive data centers for generative AI are bad for the Earth. How about launching them into orbit?

Sam Altman’s Fusion Power Bet Just Got Hotter Than The Sun

Fusion power moves closer to commercialization. Storing data for 10,000 years. Why AI won’t necessarily take your job. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

Six-Planet ‘Parade’ Peaks This Weekend — Here’s What You’ll Really See

Six planets are above the horizon this weekend — but only two are obvious to the naked eye. Here’s what you’ll really see after sunset and when to look.

The Pitt has a sharp take on AI
The Pitt has a sharp take on AI

Each episode of HBO’s The Pitt features some degree of medical trauma that almost makes the hospital drama feel like a horror series. Some patients are dealing with gnarly lacerations while others are fighting off vicious blood infections that could rob them of their limbs, and the chaos of working in an emergency room often […]

Does Rejection Hurt You More Than Others? Take This Psychologist’s Quiz

If ambiguity feels unbearable or silence feels personal, rejection sensitivity may be quietly shaping your relationships.

David Bowie Comes Alive With 360-Degree Immersive Spectacle

The new multimedia show “David Bowie: You’re Not Alone,” opening at Lightroom in London, is part theatrics and part revealing self-portrait of the shape-shifting icon.