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.jpg "Scientists Think They’ve Found the Region of the Brain That Regulates Conscious Perception")
A team of scientists has identified areas of the brain that are activated when a person becomes aware of themself…
The drug is based on research conducted at MIT by Giovanni Traverso, a gastroenterologist and mechanical engineer, and Robert Langer,…
Astronomers have found one of the most promising indications that there could be extraterrestrial life on another planet. With the…
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The summer of 2021 was brutal for…
The nonsense jujitsu is absurd, but is it sincere? In some cases, it’s hard to say. In others it seems…
As the United States grapples with rising measles cases and outbreaks in several states, another vaccine-preventable disease is quietly spreading…
.jpg "The Wild Plan to Terraform Mars by Slamming Asteroids Into It")
It’s often the case that the more that planets are studied and understood, the more remote the possibility of inhabiting…
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, the man of death. Although this does not sound like a good moniker, it is: Ramakrishnan is one…
More and more people are turning to in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to have babies. The process can be arduous,…
This week, as part of the process to develop a budget for fiscal-year 2026, the Trump White House shared the…