FDA plan to ban fluoride supplements baffles and alarms dental experts
A decades-old dental health treatment may soon vanish in the United States. Access to fluoride supplements, prescribed to prevent cavities…
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‘Super-vision’ contact lenses let wearers see in the dark — even with their eyes closed
Scientists have created night-vision contact lenses that they claim can grant people “super-vision.” The lenses — which use nanoparticles to…
Ultracold atoms have been ‘hyperentangled’ for the first time
Some of the lab equipment needed to trap laser-cooled atoms Endres Lab Extremely cold atoms have been connected into a…
Medicaid Cuts Will Make Older People Sicker
The Very Real Health Implications of Medicaid Cuts for Older People For people aged 65 and older, Medicaid can provide…
Sleep Aids Can Be Uneven and Expensive, Leaving Anxious Patients Lacking
This Nature Outlook is editorially independent, produced with financial support from Avadel. I never had issues with sleep until the…
Some science seems silly, but it’s still worthwhile
The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating FrogCarly Anne YorkBasic Books, $30 What’s the purpose of your study? It’s the question…
Mesmerizing supercomputer simulation reveals the space between stars like never before
If you’ve ever poured milk into a cup of coffee and watched it swirl, you’ve seen turbulence in action. This…
New dwarf planet spotted at the edge of the solar system
The orbits of a potential dwarf planet called 2017 OF201 and the dwarf planet Sedna Tony Dunn A potential dwarf…
New Class of Drugs Blocks Wakefulness Chemical and Offers Relief from Insomnia
This Nature Outlook is editorially independent, produced with financial support from Avadel. Miranda cannot remember a time in her life…
Why Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Won’t Shield the U.S. from Nuclear Strikes
During a briefing from the Oval Office this week, President Donald Trump revealed his administration’s plan for “Golden Dome”—an ambitious…