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Our relationship with alcohol is fraught. Ancient customs might inspire a reset

Citations A. Topiwala et al. Alcohol use and risk of dementia in diverse populations: evidence from cohort,...

How to See Comet Lemmon This October

It was early January 2025 when a faint light spot was observed at the Mt. Lemmon Observatory...

An estimated 54,600 young children are malnourished in Gaza

Tens of thousands of preschool-aged children in the Gaza Strip haven’t had nearly enough to eat, putting...

As wildfires worsen, science can help communities avoid destruction

Bright flecks of burning wood stream through the smoky air and toward a hapless house. Before the...

These ancient bumblebees were found with their pollen source

A telltale hint was on the bee’s knees. An analysis of 127 fossil flowers, flower buds and...

Fossil hand bones point to tool use outside the Homo lineage

Newly discovered African fossils lend a hand to suspicions that an ancient hominid outside our own...

We all have a (very tiny) glow of light, no movie magic needed

Many science fiction and fantasy stories are enveloped in a warm glow, and it’s not just because...

SpaceX’s Second-Gen Starship Signs Off With a Near-Perfect Test Flight

SpaceX closed a troubled but instructive chapter in its Starship rocket program Monday with a near-perfect test...

The viral Chicago ‘Rat Hole’ almost certainly wasn’t made by a rat

Chicago’s viral ‘Rat Hole’ is less rat splat, more squirrel squish. Researchers determined it was probably a...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

After the latest round of mass firings at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over...

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Spewing Water Like a Cosmic Fire Hydrant

Comet 3I/Atlas continues to be full of surprises. As well as being only the third interstellar object...

How a Yurok family played a key role in the world’s largest dam removal project 

The Water RemembersAmy Bowers CordalisLittle Brown & Co., $30In September 2002, an estimated 34,000 to 78,000...
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