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Which At-Home Remedies Actually Help When Sick with a Cold or Flu?

Thu, 10/23/2025 - 11:00am

Should you take vitamin C or zinc when you are sick with a common cold or influenza? Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains which at-home remedies actually help.

Categories: Astronomy

NASA’s Bet on SpaceX’s Starship May Give Moon Race to China

Thu, 10/23/2025 - 10:30am

Former NASA officials warn that the U.S. looks poised to lose its self-declared race to beat China to the moon

Categories: Astronomy

Static Electricity Helps Parasitic Nematodes Leap onto Insects

Thu, 10/23/2025 - 5:45am

For microscopic worms, physical laws we seldom notice take on life-or-death importance

Categories: Astronomy

How the CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Gave Up Its Final Secret

Wed, 10/22/2025 - 1:30pm

Uncovering the CIA’s Kryptos puzzle took three parts math and one part sleuthing

Categories: Astronomy

Google Measures ‘Quantum Echoes’ on Willow Quantum Computer Chip

Wed, 10/22/2025 - 10:25am

“Quantum echoes” rippling through Google’s quantum computer chip Willow could lead to advances in molecular chemistry and the physics of black holes

Categories: Astronomy

Zoo Lunch Mishap Reveals Lizards’ Hidden Fire Detector

Wed, 10/22/2025 - 9:30am

Australian “sleepy” lizards are not so sleepy when it comes to fire

Categories: Astronomy

Earth’s Falling Reflectivity Means the Planet Is Getting Darker—And Hotter

Wed, 10/22/2025 - 9:05am

The planet’s brightness is dimming—changing rainfall, circulation and temperature

Categories: Astronomy

How Word Choice and Effort Make Apologies Sound Genuine, according to Psychologists

Wed, 10/22/2025 - 5:00am

The words we choose when apologizing—especially longer, effortful ones—can signal sincerity and make our apologies feel more authentic.

Categories: Astronomy

Retinal Implant Allows People with Blindness to Read Again in Small Trials

Tue, 10/21/2025 - 9:45am

An electronic retinal implant has improved vision in people with age-related macular degeneration—but it isn’t a full restoration, and it didn’t improve participants’ quality of life

Categories: Astronomy