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Ozempic and Wegovy linked to a lower risk of cannabis use disorder

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 8:00am
An analysis of almost 700,000 people with type 2 diabetes or obesity found that those prescribed Ozempic or Wegovy were about half as likely to develop cannabis use disorder as those taking other medications
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These four common medicines could help prolong your life

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 6:00am
Viagra, HRT, a statin and a painkiller slightly lowered people’s chances of dying over a 12-year study, suggesting they may have life-extending properties
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Blue tits shared a tree hollow with bird-eating bats – and survived

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 2:00am
A pair of blue tits were seen nesting in a tree cavity that was also inhabited by about 25 greater noctule bats, which commonly eat blue tits, but the birds lived to tell the tale
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Why falling birth rates will be a bigger problem than overpopulation

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 7:30pm
Birthrates are projected to have fallen below the replacement level, of 2.1 per woman, in more than three quarters of countries by 2050
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Extinct freshwater dolphin from the Amazon was largest of all time

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
A dolphin that lived in the Amazon 16 million years ago grew to a length of 3.5 metres – larger than any other freshwater dolphin
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Ancient canoes hint at bustling trade in Mediterranean 7000 years ago

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
Italian canoes capable of transporting people and goods have been dated to the Neolithic period, suggesting there was a bustling trade across the Mediterranean Sea
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Why we need to invoke philosophy to judge bizarre concepts in science

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
Theories of mind and cosmos are inevitably preposterous - knowing how to weigh competing implausibilities can help us decide which we should back
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Try these mathematical magic tricks that are guaranteed to work

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
There are no rabbits pulled out of hats here – these tricks rely on mathematical principles and will never fail you, says Peter Rowlett
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3 Body Problem review: Cixin Liu's masterpiece arrives on Netflix

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
Cixin Liu's novel The Three-Body Problem has been turned into an eight-part series for Netflix by the Game of Thrones team. There is much to admire so far, but will the adaptation stay on track, wonders Bethan Ackerley
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Astonishing photograph of last year's annular solar eclipse in Utah

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
Pieced together digitally from thousands of images, this shot of last October's annular eclipse, from Andrew McCarthy and Daniel Stein, is a curtain-raiser for next month's total solar eclipse in North America
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Unlocked review: Why we don't need to panic about our phones

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
What is all our screen use really doing to us? Pete Etchells's new book counters the scare stories by sticking to the science, says Chris Stokel-Walker
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Is the truth out there? Yes, but it doesn't involve aliens

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
A recent paper packed with delightful acronyms digs into where people report having seen UFOs, but finds no evidence of alien visitors, says Annalee Newitz
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People watch sports, have sex, make children, study finds

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
Feedback is intrigued by new research into how major sports tournaments "were associated with increases in the number of babies born" nine months later - but only for supporters of the winning teams
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Why our genetic code should remain off-limits to life insurers

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
As DNA testing becomes routine, will life insurance companies start using our genetic code to inform their decisions, asks Jenny Kleeman
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Sunken Lands review: Heeding the flood warnings of history

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 2:00pm
From a fabled drowned kingdom in Wales to echoes of Noah's ark in the Mahabharata, warnings of hubris in abusing nature resonate in Gareth E. Rees's world tour of flood myths
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Billions of stars have swallowed up a planet

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 12:00pm
Twin stars that were born together should have the same composition, and the fact that many don’t suggests they have changed their chemistry by devouring planets
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Ancient campsite may show how humans survived volcanic super-eruption

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 12:00pm
Evidence from an archaeological site in Ethiopia suggests ancient humans adapted their diet during a dry spell after the Toba volcano eruption 74,000 years ago
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How to wrap your head around the most mind-bending theories of reality

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 12:00pm
From the many worlds interpretation to panpsychism, theories of reality often sound absurd. Here’s how you can figure out which ones to take seriously
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Flying drone can roll on the ground to save energy over long distances

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:00am
Researchers claim to have combined the benefits of rolling robots with those of flying drones by creating a device that rotates along the ground but hops over obstacles
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Mathematician wins 2024 Abel prize for making sense of randomness

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 7:00am
Michel Talagrand has won the 2024 Abel prize for his work researching probability theory and the extremes of randomness
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