Despite advances in neuroscience, the underlying biology of mental illness has remained elusive. The DSM-6 will attempt…
The vast majority of people around the world are lactose intolerant. But American propaganda and scientific biases have…
Terms that are direct analogs to sexual intercourse are widely used to describe connector ends, but the language is evolving…
Extended producer responsibility policies are gaining steam in the US, but what they entail can differ widely from state…
To understand what’s in the smoke you might be breathing, you have to look at where it’s been.
Energy transfer is the secret ingredient that makes iced tea a particularly refreshing drink on a hot day.
Protein powders and protein-fortified versions of all manner of foods line grocery store shelves. But just because something…
Algorithms on X tend to bring you posts that contradict your values, and it happens more to Democrats than Republicans.
Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.
Large datasets can be useful research tools, but current government efforts to gather medical records depend on policy and…
A long bath in brine is how deli meat gets its taste, texture and shelf life.
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Interstellar maps can help scientists find patterns that tell them about fundamental chemical processes in the cosmos.
Alcohol abstinence alters brain activity in ways that may drive someone with alcohol use disorder to relapse.
Understanding what happened in these forests 56 million years ago may help humanity recognize similar thresholds before…
Chatbots are becoming commonplace in teens’ lives, but these tools were never developed or validated for mental health…
NASA’s CADRE mission will test a small team of autonomous rovers that can function without constant communication with…
AI agents cross company boundaries, but proof of their authority often does not. When they overstep, no single record shows…
For too many companies, the adoption of artificial intelligence has become an AI hunger game that spreads fear rather than…
Orbital data centers, space habitats, mining the Moon – despite taking place in space, the practices many companies are…