AI Scans Tongue Color to Predict Diseases

For thousands of years traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners have checked patients’ tongues as part of a full examination, carefully scrutinizing their color, shape and coating in an attempt to detect illness. TCM considers a tongue’s color especially telling—and now some researchers, encouraged by recent studies pointing toward a measurable association with health factors, are […]

Why Scammers Target Seniors—And What You Can Do About It

Anthony, an older man from California, told ABC7 Los Angeles last October that he had been scammed out of $25,000 by means of a voice generated by artificial intelligence. Anthony, who declined to give his last name, got a call from his son, as he believed, who told him that he’d gotten into a car […]

Are ultraprocessed foods truly addictive?

When I sat down to write this story, I remembered the gummy worms in the snack drawer of my kitchen. So I got up and grabbed a handful. I should add that I had just finished lunch, and I don’t really like gummy worms. And yet, I ate them. That’s not an unusual moment in […]

Scientists just proved the moai could walk, solving a 500-year mystery

For years, researchers have puzzled over how the ancient people of Rapa Nui did the seemingly impossible and moved their iconic moai statues. Using a combination of physics, 3D modeling and on-the-ground experiments, a team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has confirmed that the statues actually walked – with a […]

The Prime Day telescope we’ll be using to view planets this winter

With the planets returning to the evening sky over the winter, a telescope is the perfect way to get a closer look — great news for those of us who aren’t nocturnal and don’t want to wake up in the wee hours of the early morning to get a glimpse. Our optics writer impulse-bought the […]

Squishmallows, Lego, and Other Toys Are 50% off Right Now

Amazon Prime Day is a solid way to stock up on anything your little heart may desire. Sure, there are great deals to be had on everything from Apple gear to laptops to power banks, but the smaller and more frivolous items are on sale, too—like beauty deals and, as you’ll see below, toys. Of […]

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