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How Big Dairy Took Over Your TikTok Feed—With Help From Uncle Sam

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.For the past year...

There’s New Hope for an HIV Vaccine

Since it was first identified in 1983, HIV has infected more than 85 million people and caused...

Burning the stomach lining reduces the ‘hunger hormone’ and cuts weight 

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

Sumatran orangutans start crafting their engineering skills as infants

At six months old, human infants are still working on sitting up by themselves. But baby orangutans...

The heart plays a hidden role in our mental health

Citations K. Kim et al. Resting-state neural firing rate is linked to cardiac-cycle duration in the human...

Genetic analyses of the bird flu virus unveil its evolution and potential

A flurry of reports about the genetics of the bird flu currently infecting U.S. cattle are offering...

How smart was T. rex?

How brainy was Tyrannosaurus rex? It depends on who you ask. Last year, the iconic Cretaceous dinosaur...

Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch

Cultivated meat is coming to a store near you. Well, not near you, exactly. Unless you live...

Wegovy Can Keep Weight Off for at Least 4 Years, Research Shows

A large, long-term trial of the weight-loss medication Wegovy (semaglutide) found that people tended to lose weight...

Saunas Are the Next Frontier in Fighting Depression

Depression runs hot. In the 1980s, psychiatrists began noticing that patients with depressive symptoms had higher body...

How did an ancient shark parasite end up fossilized in tree resin?

During its lifetime nearly 100 million years ago, a newfound parasitic worm likely made its home...

These Electric School Buses Are on Their Way to Save the Grid

The big yellow school bus is a US icon, but perhaps not one that future Americans will...
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