Your medications might make it harder for you to beat the heat
Chronic illnesses and the medications that treat them may make it harder to handle extreme heat. It’s even harder to study how.
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Would you prefer AI to make major life decisions for you? Study suggests yes — but you’d be much happier if a human did it
Most people much prefer algorithms to make decisions about the redistribution of resources — but they see the outcomes of human-made decisions as more favorable.
New autism research sheds light on how exercise boosts brain function
A new study published in the journal Physiology & Behavior has found that adolescent rats modeled with autism-like symptoms showed significant improvements in brain function and cognitive abilities after regular treadmill exercise. These findings suggest that even low-intensity exercise could…
A childhood dog inspired this veterinarian to help others
Growing up in Nigeria, Sunday Agbonika always had a dog. One of these was a German shepherd named Skipper. Skipper did everything with his family, says Agbonika. But his experience was unusual. “[Pet] dogs weren’t such a thing in Nigeria…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe finds fresh clues to decades-old mystery surrounding the sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has found news clues in the longstanding mystery of why the sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, is so much hotter than our star’s surface.
Prenatal exposure to CBD and THC is linked to concerning brain changes
As the legal and social acceptance of cannabis continues to grow, so does its use among pregnant women. Many expectant mothers turn to cannabis to alleviate pregnancy-related symptoms, believing it to be a natural and safe remedy. However, a recent…
Why does metal squeak?
Squeaking metal can be grating on the nerves, but it serves an important purpose.
There’s an acidic zone 13,000 feet beneath the ocean surface — and it’s getting bigger
The carbonate compensation depth — a zone where high pressure and low temperature creates conditions so acidic it dissolves shell and skeleton — could make up half of the global ocean by the end of the century.
Earth from space: High winds paint puzzling ice streaks across the sea in Antarctica
A 2021 satellite photo captured rare, wispy streaks of ice stretching across an ocean channel separating the Ronne Ice Shelf and a patch of multi-year sea ice in Antarctica.
MDMA for PTSD: Three studies retracted on heels of FDA rejection
Enlarge / MDMA (credit: Getty | PYMCA/Avalon) A scientific journal has retracted three studies underpinning the clinical development of MDMA—aka ecstasy—as a psychedelic treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. The move came just a day after news broke that the Food…
