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How Older Adults Can Exercise to Reduce Their Risk of D...

Tai Chi, yoga, water exercises and other low-impact workouts may help prevent se...

The Hidden Story of Trailblazing Black Astronauts at NASA

A new film details the history of Ed Dwight and NASA’s first Black astronaut can...

‘There Are No Such Things as Gendered Emotions

We still expect children to express emotions in gendered ways. It’s harmful and ...

This 1920s Debate Explains Why So Many Americans Hate t...

Brawls over the honesty of online and cable news today owe their origins to Worl...

The Paris Olympics Faces Bacterial Challenges and Micro...

Microplastics are everywhere, the Seine’s Olympic ambitions are complicated by p...

The Best Mosquito Repellents, according to Science

Mosquito experts break down how to choose and use the best mosquito repellents

Canceled Geoengineering Experiment to Block the Sun Won...

A botched geoengineering experiment to limit the amount of sunlight hitting Eart...

Badly Designed Streets Are an Overlooked Car Crash Caus...

Education and enforcement can only go so far in reducing crashes when badly desi...

Ancient Hominin Lucy Wasn’t as Hairy as We Imagine

Lucy, a 3.2-million-year-old fossilized hominin, may have been much less hairy t...

Should Next-Generation Psychedelics Skip the Trip

Companies attract venture funding for redesigned psychedelic drugs

Green Energy Is Getting a Boost from Iceland’s Melting Ice

Melting glaciers are creating a green energy windfall in Iceland—but for how long?

Remembering Lynn Conway, of the Conway Effect, Who Help...

Lynn Conway, a trans woman and advocate for LGBTQ rights, was underappreciated a...

Heat Dome Causes Surge in Emergency Room Visits

With a heat dome baking the eastern U.S., emergency departments in New England a...

These Bloodsucking Leeches Jump like Striking Cobras

Scientists observed leeches jumping like striking snakes, resolving long-standin...

How to Stay Safe Outdoors in Extreme Heat

Sizzling summer days can be a dangerous time to be outside. Here’s what to think...

Einstein’s Time Dilation Calculated More Precisely Than...

Analyzing 1,504 supernovae into the distant universe, astronomers have shown the...

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