SCIENCE

Physicists are uncovering when nature’s strongest force falters

The STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderBROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY We are getting closer to understanding when the strong…

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Pig liver transplant into a living person edges it closer to the norm

Surgeons carrying out the pig liver transplant at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, China, in May 2024Xianfu…

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Your happiness in life may not be U-shaped – here’s how it could vary

Our happiness levels are not constant throughout our livesIppei & Janine Photography/Getty Images The commonly held belief that happiness follows…

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Should we worry AI will create deadly bioweapons? Not yet, but one day

AI could be used to make the toxin ricin, but this can also be obtained from castor beans, found in…

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We may finally know what causes will-o’-the-wisps

An 1849 engraving depicting a will-o’-the-wispSSPL/Getty Images Bubbles merging in water can spontaneously generate electric sparks powerful enough to ignite…

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Lung inflammation may make traumatic events harder to forget

Inflammation of the airways could result from smoking or air pollution exposureLysenko Andrii/Shutterstock Severe airway inflammation impairs the ability of…

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What we know, and don’t, about the link between painkillers and autism

The US government raised concerns about painkillers used during pregnancySolStock/Getty Images On Monday, the US government announced two initiatives related…

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Unforgeable quantum money can be stored in an ultracold ‘debit card’

A quantum version of a debit card could keep your money safeGlobalimages101/Alamy A rudimentary quantum debit card that can be…

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Vitamin D supplements may lower your level of one type of vitamin D

Vitamin D supplements are recommended during the darker months in many countriesOlga Pankova/Getty Images Taking one type of vitamin D…

7 months ago

Higher dose of Wegovy ups both weight loss and side effects

Weekly Wegovy injections can help people lose weightJames Manning/PA Images/Alamy A higher weekly dose of Wegovy achieves even greater weight…

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