This laser would shoot beams of neutrinos, not light
The subatomic particles called neutrinos are famously elusive. But an unconventional trick could make a laser beam of the aloof…
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Your red is my red, at least to our brains
It’s a late-night debate in college dorms across the world: Is my red the same as your red? Two neuroscientists…
Florida Is About to Have a Lot More Sick Kids
Florida’s Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, plans to remove the state’s vaccine mandates—a move that will lead to more infections,…
Drugs like Ozempic might lower cancer risk
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro might lower people’s risk of developing certain cancers, especially ones linked to obesity….
Just like humans, many animals get more aggressive in the heat
Citations E.K. Francispillai, S.M. Dietsch and L.J. Chapman. Effects of temperature on fish aggression and the combined impact of temperature and…
What the Growth of Single-Person-No Children SNAP Beneficiaries Means for Health in America
“SNAP has moved away from primarily serving families with children toward serving households without children, particularly those consisting of just…
Ant Queens Birth Hybrid Offspring Using Another Species’ Sperm
September 7, 2025 3 min read These Ants Are Different Species but Share a Mother Ant queens of one species…
How Being a Grandparent Can Improve Your Health
A lot of things change when a baby joins a family—and not just for the parents. Newly minted grandparents often…
Extreme Heat in U.S. Schools Disproportionately Affects Marginalized Students
September 4, 2025 5 min read Kids from Marginalized Communities Are Learning in the Hottest Classrooms The first national study…
Newfound ‘Reality Signal’ Helps the Brain Tell Imagination from Real Life
Picture an apple, any apple. As long as you don’t have aphantasia—the inability to visualize things in your mind’s eye—this…