Many atheists consider themselves to be highly rational people who rate evidence and analytical thinking above religion, ...

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By combining information from many large datasets, MIT researchers have identified several new potential targets for treating ...

A new study shows that our ability to recall details about familiar objects, like a banana’s typical color, depends on strong ...

Sets of metabolites found in blood and urine reliably correspond with how much energy from ultra-processed food a person ...

Fentanyl is the deadliest illegal drug in US history by far. It’s often described as the ultimate high, but it’s actually an ...

The Three Mile Island nuclear generating station experienced disaster in 1979, then shutdown in 2019. Today, the plant is scheduled for an unprecedented restart in 2028. Thanks to Micr ...

Clambering through the bush on one of Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands, suddenly you spy a Komodo dragon in the clearing ahead. Forked tongue flickering; sharp, saw-like teeth glimme ...

Is global warming just part of Earth’s natural cycle? In this episode of Weathered, we break down why that’s not the full story. From ice ages and Milankovitch cycles to th ...

Across the globe, water scarcity is no longer a distant concern—it’s a present and growing crisis.  Today, more than 2.3 billion people live in regions facing water ...