Science
What is dopamine? The science behind whether “increasing dopamine” works or not, explained.
Health
Dopamine, a chemical messenger in the brain, used to be neuroscience jargon — something you’d read about in a biology textbook. But ...
UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
U.S.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Monday that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part of weaponizing ...
Why China’s top Covid expert is studying climate change to prepare for the next global pandemic
Health
In 2020, Zhang was appointed leader of Shanghai’s clinical expert team for Covid-19, becoming a household name and central figure in the ...
Northern lights colors explained
Science
If you’ve looked at social media feeds in the past week, they’ve likely been jammed with bedazzling photos of the aurora borealis ...
Inside the black market for human poop
Health
In late 2023, Alexandra, a 66-year-old retired woman in D.C., was defrosting a piece of human feces that she purchased over the ...
Georgia passes controversial Russia-style ‘foreign agents’ law
World
A brawl broke out this week over the bill in the Georgia Parliament, with rival lawmakers shoving each other. Protesters smashed through ...
Boeing inches closer to Starliner launch
Science
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket stands on the pad the day after a launch attempt of two astronauts aboard Boeing’s ...
Recycled beer yeast can remove lead from water: study
Science
We’ll drink to that! Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech have found a way to use recycled beer ...
NASA’s Quest to Touch the Sun
Science
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Our sun is the best-observed star in the entire universe. We see ...
Cancer Vaccine Triggers Fierce Immune Response to Fight Malignant Brain Tumors in Human Patients
Health
Dr Elias Sayour (left) – the University of Florida In a first-ever human clinical trial, an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the ...
