Here’s why women get drunk faster than men
Women always seem to get drunk faster than men for some reason. But what if that weren’t just a stereotype? What if the difference were real, measurable, and rooted in...
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Soviet Kosmos 482 spacecraft crashes into an unknown site on Earth
A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 on a failed mission to Venus is believed to have crashed back onto Earth early on Saturday morning. The European Space Agency, which was...
New study suggests Alzheimer’s may be reversible
For decades, Alzheimer’s disease has been seen as a one-way road, a slow but inevitable decline in memory and thinking. But new research out of Harvard is beginning to challenge...
New study says more than 99% of the deep sea is still a mystery
A new study claims that we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about our own oceans. Despite covering over 70% of Earth’s surface, the vast majority...
Air Force Special Operations wants to fire cruise missiles from Reaper drones
TAMPA, Florida–Cruise missiles are getting smaller and that’s opening up ways to give older drones fighter jet-like capabilities, the head of Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday. “If you...
A natural alternative to Ozempic may have just been discovered
Ozempic has gained fame as a powerful drug for controlling blood sugar and curbing cravings as a weight loss drug. But what if the body had its own built-in version?...
More Californians now get therapy via a video screen or phone than through in-person sessions
More Californians are talking to their therapists through a video screen or by phone than in person, marking a profound shift in how mental healthcare is delivered as record-setting numbers...
The Trump budget cuts that could hurt the economy for a long time
President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the scientific community with his proposed budget that would slash federal spending on research and development by an unprecedented 23% — or $163 billion...
L.A. County finds high lead levels in soil on properties already cleaned by Army Corps
New soil testing by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found high levels of lead and other toxic metals at homes destroyed by January’s catastrophic wildfires and...
Mile-wide underwater volcano ready to erupt off the West Coast
Things are heating up hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon, where a large undersea volcano is showing signs of impending eruption, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial...
