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How Some People’s Body Resists Getting COVID

When scientists exposed people to the virus that causes COVID, only a subset got...

Biden Pushes to Stop Heat Deaths after Decades of Delay

It took 50 years and skyrocketing temperatures before the government proposed he...

Summertime Depression Could Be a Type of Seasonal Affec...

Heat and mood are closely linked, which may explain summertime depression—and ho...

The Mystery of Consciousness Is Deeper Than We Thought

Despite great progress, we lack even the beginning of an explanation of how the ...

Pupil Dilation Reveals Better Working Memory

People whose eyes dilated more performed better on tests of working memory

What Makes a Psychedelic Experience? Not Always a Drug,...

A Stanford anesthesiologist deconstructs the component parts of what it means to...

A Combination COVID and Flu Vaccine Is Coming Soon

The first large trial of a COVID and flu vaccine combo suggests it boosts immune...

New Heat Risk Map Shows Which Parts of the U.S. Are Lik...

The CDC’s new Heat and Health Index looks at the vulnerability of 32,000 neighbo...

Heat Waves Need FEMA’s Help

Heat waves are costly and kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes ...

Supreme Court’s Message in First Amendment Case: Tech I...

The Supreme Court kicked two cases challenging social media moderation laws in F...

Pasteurization Kills Bird Flu Virus in Milk, New Studie...

Flash pasteurization destroyed H5N1 viral particles that were highly concentrate...

Vaccines Are the Safest Health Hack

Vaccines are a cornerstone of a healthy immune system—and a healthy life

A Retracted Stem Cell Study Reveals Science’s Shortcomings

The withdrawal after 22 years of a controversial stem cell paper highlights how ...

Why Hurricane Beryl Underwent Unprecedented Rapid Inten...

Hurricane Beryl exploded in strength from a tropical depression to a Category 4 ...

How the Supreme Court’s ‘Chevron Deference’ Ruling Coul...

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on “Chevron deference” could affect federal re...

Starliner Astronauts Are in Limbo, and Emergency Access...

Emergency access to abortion is preserved—for now. Also, NASA postpones the retu...

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