SCIENCE

How your brain can turn your own reflection into something unrecognizable

It’s Halloween night. Someone has dared you to turn off the lights and stand in front of the mirror. The…

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RFK, Jr., loosens restrictions for six popular peptides, bypassing the FDA

The Department of Health and Human Services announced a loosening of restrictions on six unproven peptides on Wednesday. These substances…

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Why partisan politics may be changing people’s accents

With the midterms fast approaching, communicating just the right message has been top of mind on all sides of the…

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Here’s what Moderna’s latest mRNA cancer vaccine data actually show

Data from Moderna and Merck’s phase 3 clinical trial for an mRNA-based skin cancer vaccine leaked on social media on…

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Can AI predict whether you’ll die from cancer from just an image of your face?

A new artificial intelligence model can predict a cancer patient’s risk of dying from a single photograph of their face,…

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Here’s what scientists think about Theranos a decade after it imploded

Around a decade ago Theranos, one of the buzziest science start-ups ever, imploded. Swamped by allegations of fraud, the actions…

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Hurricane Isaias shows ‘it only takes one’ to wreak havoc after historically calm Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Isaias may have arrived late in the Atlantic hurricane season, but the torrential rains and 105-mile-per-hour winds the storm…

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This beer-making waste may offer a new stream for cleaner water

Scientists still haven’t cracked how to turn water into wine—but they might have figured out how to turn beer into…

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A suspected case of pneumonic plague is raising fears of an outbreak. Should you be worried?

World health experts are closely following a potential case of pneumonic plague—the most deadly form of the disease. Earlier this…

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How attachment theory can help us understand AI relationships

Attachment is the term psychologists use for the most significant relationships that hold people’s lives together.But what makes an attachment…

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