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New research published in Sex Roles suggests that increases in vegetarianism over the past 15 years are primarily limited to women, with little change observed among men. Previous research has consistently shown that women are more likely than men to…
Last night, after a wait of roughly an hour after the official start time, Elon Musk spoke to a crowd of Tesla fans and some journalists on a film studio backlot in California to give us an update on the…
This first successful treatment of tumors with radioactive ion beams could one day lead to treating human patients’ tumors with millimeter precision.
The Windows 11 2024 Update, also known as Windows 11 24H2, started rolling out last week. Your PC may have even installed it already! The continuous feature development of Windows 11 (and Microsoft’s phased update rollouts) can make it a…
In a recent study published in npj Mental Health Research, scientists sought to clarify the role of subjective experiences, such as dissociation and mystical states, in the therapeutic outcomes of treatments involving psychedelics like ketamine and psilocybin. They found that…
Welcome to Edition 7.15 of the Rocket Report! It’s a big week for big rockets, with SpaceX potentially launching its next Starship test flight and a Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’s Europa Clipper mission this weekend. And a week ago,…
As more and more species near extinction, scientists have been collecting samples of plants, animals and other organisms. They’ve been storing these cells, seeds and other materials in protected facilities across the globe. But climate change, environmental disasters and wars…
A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders has found that a specific brain connection may help explain anhedonia, the inability to experience pleasure, particularly in males with psychiatric symptoms. Researchers identified that stronger connectivity between the paraventricular…
Breakdancing has become a global phenomenon since it first emerged in the 1970s, even making its debut as an official event at this year’s Summer Olympics. But hardcore breakers are prone to injury (sprains, strains, tendonitis), including a bizarre condition…
Intel’s 14th-generation desktop processors were a mild update on top of a mild update: a barely faster revision of the 13th-gen Core CPUs, which were themselves a modest tweak to 2021’s 12th-gen Core processors. The new Core Ultra CPUs (and…
