The legacy of our ancient human relatives, "brain-eating-amoeba" infections, emerging viral threats, the promise and peril of genome editing, and much, much more — in 2024, Live Science covered a plethora of fascinating, and occasionally concerning, health studies. Research granted new insight into the human body's inner workings, the germs that can push our physiology off the rails, and the emerging technologies and drugs that could change medicine as we know it.
Here are some of my favorite stories from the past year. Keep up with us in 2025 to see how these diverse lines of research progress!
