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Predicting the next pandemic isn’t as simple.

Predicting the next pandemic isn’t as simple.

Scripts from most Will Ferrell movies probably run with a directive that demands the actor rely on petulant silliness and his suburban dad-ish vibe to rake in the laughs, a schtick that has landed him successes like “Anchorman” and “Step Brothers.” A scene from one...

Weather forecasts are accurate most of the time

Weather forecasts are accurate most of the time

In 1831, Charles Darwin received a letter from one of his former professors. It brought news of a voyage that, as Darwin later admitted, determined his whole career. "Capt F. wants a man (I understand) more as a companion than a mere collector & would not take any...

FDA rejects psychedelic therapy for treating PTSD, for now.

FDA rejects psychedelic therapy for treating PTSD, for now.

The hype around psychedelics grew to a crescendo in 2023, when the Denver Convention Center played host to the largest psychedelic convention in history. The MAPS Psychedelic Science Conference brought in 12,000 attendees and hundreds of speakers — scientists,...

Wondering whether a sunscreen is bad for you?

Wondering whether a sunscreen is bad for you?

Summers are shattering heat records; the sun's UV intensity has been increasing over the past decades, and the messaging around sunscreen and sun protection has moved beyond its cautionary undertone. Wear an SPF-30 broad-spectrum sunscreen at all times, reapply every...

Self-propagating space junk is everyone’s problem.

Self-propagating space junk is everyone’s problem.

The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I — an eighty-four kilogram (184 pounds) beach ball-sized satellite into the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on October 4, 1957. It orbited the globe for three months, circling it every 96 minutes while transmitting a beeping noise that could...

Microplastics in testicles are giving men a hard time having kids

Microplastics in testicles are giving men a hard time having kids

Microplastics may be lodged in every single organ inside our bodies.Image: PexelsThe placenta is the first and largest organ to develop for a growing embryo, not just “afterbirth” meant to be tossed into the trash bin — assuming your parent didn’t eat it under the...

How worried are we about a possible bird flu pandemic?

How worried are we about a possible bird flu pandemic?

Caught in our very own pandemic, we could've cared less about bird flu, until now, that is.Image: UnsplashTWO YEARS PRIOR, an inmate in Colorado became the first person in the U.S. to test positive for H5N1 — also known as avian influenza or bird flu. Health officials...

Apple Car: Inception and Demise

Apple Car: Inception and Demise

The Apple Car was touted as a disruptor, the future of autonomous driving, the luxury EV of the future. Such is the case no more.Image: Generated with Bing AI Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dabbled with the idea of building an "Apple Car" as early as 2008, Nest Labs...

Colorectal cancer is becoming a Gen Z problem

Colorectal cancer is becoming a Gen Z problem

How each successive generation became increasingly susceptible to one of the "deadliest" cancersImage: Generated with Bing AIEven half a century after the National Cancer Act — the opening salvo of Richard Nixon's "War on Cancer" — came into effect, cancer continues...

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