Drop in vaping drives tobacco product use by U.S. youth to a record low
The fewest number of U.S. middle and high school students are currently using tobacco products since the National Youth Tobacco Survey began in 1999.
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Astronauts to grow livers in space, where microgravity might help them thrive
Researchers think that microgravity could help grow liver “organoids” that could be used in medical research and even in transplant surgeries, someday.
Polar bears are getting horrific injuries and huge ‘ice balls’ on their paws because of climate change, researchers say
Population assessments have revealed that polar bears in Greenland are suffering from crippling wounds on their paws due to wet snow that gets stuck to the pads and freezes into blocks.
Predatory birds from the Jurassic may have driven cicada evolution for millions of years
Researchers calculated the flight ability of more than 80 ancient cicada species to analyze their evolution over time.
Researchers identify brain activity patterns linked to movie genre preferences
A neuroimaging study conducted in Germany found that individuals who like action movies show higher activity in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotional processing, compared to those without such preferences. Similarly, those with a preference for comedies showed…
Missouri AG claims Google censors Trump, demands info on search algorithm
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said he is investigating Google, claiming that the tech giant censors conservative speech and manipulated search results about Donald Trump. “BREAKING: I am launching an investigation into Google—the biggest search engine in America—for censoring conservative…
If you thought Astra was going to go away quietly, you were wrong
On Wednesday morning, a surprising email popped into my inbox with the following subject line: “Astra announces Department of Defense contract valued up to $44 Million.” I had to read it a second time to make sure I got it…
Accidental discovery of 1st-ever ‘black hole triple’ system challenges what we know about how singularities form
Researchers spotted a second distant star orbiting a well-known black hole and its stellar companion in a never-before-seen gravitational triad. The system’s unique configuration suggests that the black hole was not created as scientists initially expected.
‘We don’t really consider it low probability anymore’: Collapse of key Atlantic current could have catastrophic impacts, says oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf
A visualization from space of the Gulf Stream as it unfurls across the North Atlantic Ocean.
Does activated charcoal interact with medication?
Activated charcoal can reduce the effectiveness of certain medications. But why is that?
