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This Grocery Store Brand Emerged From NASA Research at Yellowstone

Nature’s Fynd products are made with a surprisingly versatile edible fungus

What Online Gambling Is Doing to Our Brains and Bodies

Money down, cortisol up: Omnipresent betting is taking its toll

The Mass Delusion of Driving

Behind the wheel, we're overconfident, inattentive and over-reliant on tech. According to those who study driver behavior, instead of solving these problems, we’re making them worse.

Turns Out the Oceans Are Experiencing Record Heat, Too

It's another sign of climate change's global effects

Turns Out Coin Flips Aren’t 50-50 Propositions

According to new research, one side offers a (slight) advantage

Learning How Animals Hibernate Could Help Humans Live Longer

Bears, squirrels and bats all have plenty to teach us

Saving the American Chestnut Tree Is More Contentious Than You Might Think

The chestnut tree has been struggling with blight for decades

Does Ditching Your Phone for Three Days Actually Rewire Your Brain?

I stuffed my iPhone in a drawer for 72 hours. Here's what happened.

Colonizing Space Might Be More Difficult Than Anyone Expected

“A City on Mars” explores the big questions of space exploration — including booze and cannibalism

Agencies in US and UK Approve First CRISPR Treatment

It's a landmark moment for technology and health

The Man Who Could Finally Solve the Geothermal Puzzle

The huge potential of geothermal energy to meet the climate and energy crises has always been outweighed by its problems. With Eavor, John Redfern believes he’s found the solution.

The Naive Hope That Oil Companies Will Fix Climate Change

The mistake of choosing Sultan al-Jaber, the head of the UAE’s state oil company, as president of COP28 has become clear. It should have been obvious.

A Lung Cancer Study Suggests AI's True Benefit Might Be in Medicine

Deep learning applied to x-rays helped determine non-smokers' risk for the disease

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Agencies in US and UK Approve First CRISPR Treatment

It's a landmark moment for technology and health

The Man Who Could Finally Solve the Geothermal Puzzle

The huge potential of geothermal energy to meet the climate and energy crises has always been outweighed by its problems. With Eavor, John Redfern believes he’s found the solution.

The Naive Hope That Oil Companies Will Fix Climate Change

The mistake of choosing Sultan al-Jaber, the head of the UAE’s state oil company, as president of COP28 has become clear. It should have been obvious.

A Lung Cancer Study Suggests AI's True Benefit Might Be in Medicine

Deep learning applied to x-rays helped determine non-smokers' risk for the disease

What’s Lost When Robots Replace Astronauts

Questions of money, technology and risk aversion have kept humans from venturing beyond the moon. Will space exploration now be left to machines?

The Dead-Simple Life Hack That Einstein, Edison and Dalí All Had in Common

Even if you've never heard of the hypnagogic state, you've experienced it

Study: Adults Are Somehow Getting Better at Paying Attention

Adult attention spans have slightly improved over the last 30 years, according to research headed up by the University of Vienna

A Spinal Implant Helped a Parkinson's Patient Walk Several Miles

It's part of a larger body of research related to the brain and mobility

Report: False Scientific Papers Might Be a Bigger Problem Than Expected

Paper mills might be making more inroads than previously believed

The Hypothetical, Tantalizing, Possibly Unprovable Reality of the Multiverse

Superhero movies have jumpstarted conversations about the multiverse, but scientists have been arguing about its existence for decades. They’re just getting started.

EPA Proposes Ban on Toxic Solvent Trichloroethylene

The agency is now accepting public comments

The Global Pollutant We Like to Ignore

As light pollution grows, we don’t just "lose the night sky." As astronomer Connie Walker sees it, "we lose part of ourselves."

The Solar System's Smallest Planet Is Getting Smaller

No, this isn't the plot for an "Interstellar" sequel

Recycling Batteries Can Have an Environmental Paradox

What happens when an ecologically friendly move yields more pollution?