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The surprising way psilocybin alters the brain’s chemistry to treat depression
Clare Tweedy and The ConversationScience
Can hummingbirds survive climate change? Scientists say it's complicated
Tara YarlagaddaScience
Ancient Roman man lived in agony before Vesuvius eruption killed him — DNA analysis
Claire CameronCulture
In a bizarre new experiment, scientists threw salamanders into a wind tunnel
Claire CameronMind and Body
What you need to know about the monkeypox virus
Katie MacBrideScience
Origin of Life: Scientists may have found a missing link between the primordial world and modern life
Charles Q. ChoiScience
Watch: Skydiving salamanders survive falls from redwood trees by gliding effortlessly
Jennifer WalterMind and Body
How often should you poop? Holding it in can lead to “significant" gut problems
Martin Veysey and The ConversationScience
Bees and humans have a shocking skill in common, new study reveals
Jair Garcia, Scarlett Howard, Andrew Greentree, Adrian Dyer and The ConversationScience
Why is my cat peeing everywhere? Pet experts explain this surprisingly complex behavior
Tara YarlagaddaScience
How do dolphins maintain their glowing skin? A study reveals the surprising answer
Jennifer WalterScience
The most controversial alien sci-fi movie on Amazon Prime explores a murky theory on the origin of life
Tara YarlagaddaScience
Look: Hidden fossils reveal a microscopic creature that may be resilient to climate change
Jennifer WalterMind and Body
Mysterious hepatitis outbreaks in children are confounding doctors. Here's what you need to know
Katie MacBrideMind and Body
Study: Being close to nature reduces the risk of stroke
Nick KepplerScience
Pig-human heart transplants still have a long way to go
Andrew Fenton, The Conversation and Françoise BaylisScience
200 years ago, this terror of the Amazon inspired the world’s first batteries
Timothy J. Jorgensen and The ConversationScience
Octopus facts: 5 incredible tidbits you didn't know about the cephalopod
The Conversation, Erin Spencer and Yannis PapastamatiouScience
Omicron subvariants guide: An epidemiologist answers 5 essential questions
Louis Jacobson and Kaiser Health NewsScience
The greatest sci-fi epic on HBO Max reveals a provocative scientific debate
Tara YarlagaddaScience
Surprise! Biologists find that plants can grow in Moondust returned by Apollo
Kiona SmithGaming
A brief history of video game poop, from 'Earthbound' to 'Death Stranding'
De'Angelo EppsScience
Look: Missing 19th century platypus and echidna specimens discovered in museum storage
Jennifer WalterMind and Body
The modern flu is a direct descendant of the virus that caused the 1918 pandemic
Katie MacBrideMind and Body
Severe Covid-19 can dramatically age your brain — study
Adam Hampshire, David Menon and The ConversationMind and Body
These exercise hacks help improve heart health in people with desk jobs
Nick KepplerCulture
You get less sleep than a chimp — and there's an evolutionary reason why
Elizabeth Preston and Knowable MagazineScience
Should you exercise your dog on a treadmill? Here's what veterinarians say
Tara YarlagaddaScience
The grossest idea from The Matrix could lower your energy bill
Amin Al-Habaibeh and The ConversationMind and Body
Should we abandon refined-flour pasta? A dietitian digs in on "healthier" alternatives
Elana SpivackMind and Body
What overturning Roe means for medication abortion
Katie MacBrideMind and Body
For mice, fasting at the right time extended lifespans — but can it work for humans?
Nick KepplerScience
A massive societal problem for humans is also harming animals
Tara YarlagaddaMind and Body
Overturning Roe v. Wade will make the U.S.’s horrifying maternal mortality rates even worse
Katie MacBrideMind and Body
Science debunks a viral belief about masturbation and testosterone
Daniel Kelly and The ConversationMind and Body
More than half of Americans have had Covid-19 — here's how to tell if you are one of them
Katie MacBrideMind and Body
Should you exercise when sick? It’s complicated
John Hough and The ConversationMind and Body
Scientists calculated the bare minimum amount of exercise to fight depression
Nick KepplerCulture
How to help your pet lose weight: 4 tips for healthy cats and dogs
Anne Carter, Jacqueline Boyd and The ConversationScience
Vaccine boosters may not be enough — the problem with immune “exhaustion”
Prakash Nagarkatti, Mitzi Nagarkatti and The ConversationMind and Body
Study: Intermittent fasting is not better than just eating less
Nick KepplerScience
1 in 5 reptile species is now endangered — here's why that matters so much
Elana SpivackScience
A new hibernation study is bad news for future space travelers
Tara YarlagaddaScience
This nearby Earth-like exoplanet may be habitable, but only sometimes
Charles Q. ChoiScience
Astronomers just found 2 new building blocks of life in meteorites
Doris Elín UrrutiaScience
Wild video reveals male spiders launch into the air to avoid being eaten after sex
Jennifer WalterMind and Body
Exercise may matter more than BMI for lowering cancer risk
Nick KepplerScience
What happens if your dog gets into your weed stash? Why you need to be poison aware
Tara YarlagaddaMind and Body
This TikTok trend encourages you to drink aloe vera. Should you?
Katie MacBrideScience
Hubble Telescope anniversary and more: Understand the world through 9 images
Robin Bea