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Ozempic and Other Weight-Loss Drugs Are Sparking a Risky New War on Obesity

Ozempic and Other Weight-Loss Drugs Are Sparking a Risk...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 25

The world has launched into an era of injectables not just to treat obesity but ...

How Long Does It Really Take to Form a Habit?

How Long Does It Really Take to Form a Habit?

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 38

There’s a myth that it takes 21 days to form a habit. Experts explain why it mig...

This Nomadic Eccentric Was the Most Prolific Mathematician in History

This Nomadic Eccentric Was the Most Prolific Mathematic...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 31

The bizarre life and legacy of Paul Erdős, the most prolific mathematician ever

Some Adults May Need a Measles Booster

Some Adults May Need a Measles Booster

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 27

Measles is extremely infectious. Vaccines provide good protection, but some adul...

Animals Can See Colors We Can't--And New Tech Offers Us a Glimpse

Animals Can See Colors We Can't--And New Tech Offers Us...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 33

A colorful new video technique lets scientists see the world like birds and bees

Turning Doctors into Climate Health Advocates Is Good for Patients

Turning Doctors into Climate Health Advocates Is Good f...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 21

Harvard researchers found that most doctors and nurses who took a course in comm...

Waiting for the 'White Water'

Waiting for the 'White Water'

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 41

In Nigeria, one community that has never had potable water finally gets it.

AI Program Finds Thousands of Possible Psychedelics. Will They Lead to New Drugs?

AI Program Finds Thousands of Possible Psychedelics. Wi...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 39

Researchers have doubted how useful AI protein-structure tool AlphaFold will be ...

A Comic Guide to the Evolution of Ancient Cells into Complex Brains

A Comic Guide to the Evolution of Ancient Cells into Co...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 32

“The anus was a prerequisite for intelligence” said one biologist

Lower Drug Costs Are Just a Federal License Away. But They Require Biden Administration Leadership

Lower Drug Costs Are Just a Federal License Away. But T...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 25

It’s a longstanding government failure to never use federal “march-in” licensing...

Giant Ultrafaint Galaxy Could Offer Dark Matter Clues

Giant Ultrafaint Galaxy Could Offer Dark Matter Clues

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 44

A ghostly giant galaxy called Nube may become a testbed for esoteric theories of...

The Internet's 'Dog Mom' Talks the Science of the Human-Dog Bond

The Internet's 'Dog Mom' Talks the Science of the Human...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 48

Jen Golbeck, “dog mom” to a group of golden retrievers called the Golden Ratio o...

Can AI Predict Your Death?

Can AI Predict Your Death?

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 56

A new study used machine learning to “autocomplete” the life trajectories of six...

NASA Restores Contact with Mars Helicopter Ingenuity

NASA Restores Contact with Mars Helicopter Ingenuity

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 23

After an unexpected communications dropout, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is back ...

Parking Lots Cause More Heat and Flooding--Here's How 100 U.S. Cities Rank

Parking Lots Cause More Heat and Flooding--Here's How 1...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 24

A new index scores U.S. cities by the amount of land they provide for parking. S...

Slipping on Your New Year's Resolutions? Science Tips to Get on Track

Slipping on Your New Year's Resolutions? Science Tips t...

SIN Jan 22, 2024 0 45

Studies of goal setting reveal why it’s so hard to keep resolutions—and how to m...

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