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Flint grapples with the mental health fallout from the water disaster

On a Saturday in May in Flint, Mich., residents took seats in one of three rings of...

A Surge in Babies Born With Syphilis Is a Warning Sign

The US is enduring a sharp spike in cases of babies born with syphilis, an illness that...

Dr. Alison Todd’s Inventions May Save Your Life

Dr. Alison Todd describes herself as an “inventor at heart,” but she’s not the sort of inventor...

Insiders Say Eat Just Is in Big Financial Trouble

Popular vegan egg and lab-grown-meat company Eat Just is in deep financial trouble. A WIRED investigation bringing...

The Mystery of Iceland’s Non-Erupting Volcano

Late last week, on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, a concerning sequence of earthquakes suddenly turned into a full-blown...

The weight loss drug Wegovy lowered heart attack risk in a large trial

Meghan Rosen is a staff writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

Dr. Michelle Wong Brings the Science of Skincare to New Audiences

If you corner any science person who’s relatively online and into skin care, the discussion will almost...

Brain scans give clues to how teens handle pandemic stress

WASHINGTON — Brain scans could be used to predict how teenagers’ mental health will fare during a...

Think You Have SAD? Think Again

It’s that time of year again. The clocks have gone back, it’s pitch black as you finish...

Why I’m (Cautiously) Optimistic About COP28

The Paris Agreement is one of the most celebrated moments of climate action—but the event turned me...

Why Huntington’s disease may take so long to develop

WASHINGTON — Scientists have uncovered a clue about why it takes so long for Huntington’s disease to...

Here’s the Proof There’s No Government Alien Conspiracy Around Roswell

Across the 75 years since something—something—crashed outside Roswell in early July 1947, the very name itself has...
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