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Nuclear War Could End the World, but What if It’s All in Our Heads?
Some experts want to apply recent neuroscience research to the decision making that could lead to doomsday.
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World
University Departures Put Student Journalists in Spotlight
The president of Stanford and the head football coach at Northwestern left their positions after being scrutinized in campus newspapers.
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Health
We Know Where New Weight Loss Drugs Came From, but Not Why They Work
Every so often a drug comes along that has the potential to change the world. Medical specialists say the latest…
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Superconductor Scientist Faces Investigation as a Paper Is Retracted
The Latest A prominent physics journal on Tuesday retracted a materials science paper that has garnered scrutiny. One of its…
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Health
Addiction Treatment Eludes More Than Half of Americans in Need
About 30 percent of Americans have been addicted to opioids or have a relative who has been, researchers also reported.
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World
Does Information Affect Our Beliefs?
New studies on social media’s influence tell a complicated story.
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News
Enslaved African Americans in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives
The analysis marks the first time historical DNA has been used to trace the descendants and distant cousins of enslaved…
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News
The Story of the Student Journalist and the Stanford President
There are many rabbit holes on the internet not worth going down. But a comment on an online science forum…
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World
The Cosmos Is Thrumming With Gravitational Waves, Astronomers Find
Radio telescopes around the world picked up a telltale hum reverberating across the cosmos, most likely from supermassive black holes…
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Health
From Energy Drinks to Extending Life? Supplement Slows Aging in Mice and Monkeys
Taurine helped stave off death in laboratory animals, but researchers cautioned that the supplement is not a magic elixir.