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What happened when people with anorexia tried magic mushrooms
Researchers are exploring whether magic mushrooms could offer a new treatment for anorexia
The national debt is $40 trillion. What does that mean mathematically?
An investigation into the incomprehensibly, unfathomably large amount of money the U.S. owes
Physicists pinpoint the perfect crystal site for an ultra-accurate nuclear clock
Growing crystals “like alchemy,” researchers plotted out the ideal site within the lattice to build a nuclear clock
China’s solar power rollout is harming birds, a new analysis finds
A new study finds that China’s solar energy boom is hurting bird diversity
Europe’s summer of wildfires is just a taste of what’s to come
The area of Europe affected by wildfires is due to triple, a new study finds
Orbital data centers could transform our night sky forever
Without drastic interventions, data centers in space could disrupt scientific observations and fragile ecosystems by adding almost innumerable new “stars” to the heavens above
Life’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself
A groundbreaking study hints at a hazy boundary between “life” and “non-life,” as well as two distinct origins of biology on Earth
China’s Chang’e 7 moonshot will seek water ice at the lunar south pole
The country’s latest mission, Chang’e 7, will be the first ever to land directly at the moon’s south pole. Whatever it finds there could radically reshape a new space race
Should you be taking testosterone?
Testosterone is a longtime favorite of the bodybuilding crowd, but now the hormone is being touted for perimenopause, “looks maxxing,” and more
NASA calls off rescue mission for its falling Swift space telescope
The space agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which studied cataclysmic cosmic explosions, is expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere later this year
Moderna and Merck announce ‘landmark’ trial showing mRNA therapy significantly cuts odds of recurrent skin cancer
The combined drug works by nudging the body’s own immune system to make proteins that attack and destroy melanoma cells
Some microbes could survive on the moon—that’s a big problem for NASA
Five common microorganisms found on Earth could survive at the lunar south pole, a new study finds, presenting a contamination risk for future human missions
The Milky Way’s fastest star could expose our black hole’s spin
The star S301 swoops so close to our galaxy’s supermassive black hole that it could, for the first time ever, reveal that dark behemoth’s rotation
China successfully lands its Zhuque-3 rocket, rivaling Blue Origin and SpaceX
Beijing’s success shows how close China is to the U.S. in the new space race
‘Mini brains’ kept alive for years appear to age like real brains
Miniature models of the human brain can be kept alive for years, allowing scientists to study neural development and brain diseases
Trump to nominate White House aide Heidi Overton to head FDA
Overton is a medical doctor with ties to the “Make America Healthy Again” movement
How psilocybin alters consciousness to create a sense of ‘oneness’
Psychedelics can create a new “hidden order” in brain activity that could explain how these drugs alter our sense of self
Supercentenarians have a cellular superpower
Could this secret cellular weapon be the key to longevity?
NASA images reveal 60-foot-wide crater on moon left by SpaceX rocket
The SpaceX rocket fragment hit the moon at several times the speed of sound on August 5
How generative AI is reshaping creativity, and what it means for artists
Moiya McTier explores what makes human creativity unique in the age of AI
