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Weather forecasts are accurate most of the time

And truthfully, they’re almost as good as they’ll ever be.

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?

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.

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 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?

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

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

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...

The disproportionate burden of autoimmune diseases in women

Nearly 80 percent of autoimmune sufferers are female — the X chromosome might hold the secretImage: Generated with Bing AIThe immune system heals wounds, detects and destroys aged cells, fights off a broad range of microbial cells, and clears out toxic and allergenic...

India’s nuclear power overhaul

How the country plans to add 20 new nuclear power reactors to its green energy arsenal.Illustration: Generated with Bing AIIndia is pouring billions of dollars — received primarily through pledges from private investors and international alliances — into its nuclear...

Coronavirus

People aren’t as worried about getting COVID anymore

Uptake of the updated COVID shots has been lagging, and surveys report that several American adults don't plan on getting vaccinated. Many experts consider this to be the recipe for crisis.Illustration: Generated with Bing AIThe Covid-19 pandemic was an eye-opener....