Well, if weight here is being used as a proxy for sex or gender, a larger woman would need the
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Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth
De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth. Well, not the woolly mammoth exactly, but an Asian
Continue readingWhat’s behind the rapid rise of cancer in the under-50s? – podcast | Science
Ian Sample speaks to the Guardian’s health editor, Andrew Gregory, about the worrying global rise in cancers in under-50s, and
Continue readingA New Headset Aims to Treat Alzheimer’s With Light and Sound
The company’s study included 74 participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s who received either the Cognito stimulation or a sham
Continue readingThis Is What Your Brain Does When You’re Not Doing Anything
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Whenever you’re actively performing a task—say, lifting weights at the
Continue readingGood Climate Solutions Need Good Policy—and AI Can Help With That
To achieve real climate solutions, changing behavior and developing technology is not enough, says Michal Nachmany, founder and CEO of
Continue readingThe US Buried Nuclear Waste Abroad. Climate Change Could Unearth It
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at
Continue readingThe debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help – podcast | Science
It’s thought that about 15% of us are affected by tinnitus, and despite its potentially debilitating impact on mental health
Continue readingEmergency Planners Are Having a Moment
Also, in a disaster, there are no good decisions, there are only least-worse decisions. Every decision will come with a
Continue readingA Discarded Plan to Build Underwater Cities Will Give Coral Reefs New Life
A combination of AI, a wild 1970s plan to build underwater cities, and a designer creating furniture on the seabed
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