Harish Rana, who became the first Indian to be granted euthanasia by the Supreme Court on March 11, has passed away. The 31-year-old was allowed to undergo the procedure by the apex court after medical reports showed no improvement in…
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Eight Meters up in the Rainforest, Scientists Just Found a Creature with the Face of Moby Dick
Deep in the forest canopy of French Guiana, a dead branch hung eight meters above the forest floor. Inside that branch, a small colony of termites lived without attracting attention for years. When researchers finally opened the wood, they…
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Scientists Map Aging Brain in Unprecedented Detail, Revealing Clues to Alzheimer’s and More
A new single-cell atlas shows how epigenetic changes reshape brain cells during aging, revealing genomic instability, regional differences, and potential biomarkers of brain aging. More than 57 million people worldwide are currently living with…
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Scientists just discovered bees and hummingbirds are drinking alcohol
As bees and hummingbirds move from one flower to another, feeding on nectar while helping plants reproduce, they are also consuming something unexpected: small amounts of alcohol.
In the first large survey of alcohol in floral nectar, biologists…
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Diagnostic dilemma: A cross tattoo on a man’s neck disappeared — killing his skin as it did so
The patient: A 20-year-old man in China
The symptoms: The patient had gotten a red cross tattooed on his neck, just below his voice box. But three months later, the ink vanished.
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Earth's Days Are Getting Longer, And Humans May Be Why
“Attributed primarily to human influences.”
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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Behavioral Issues in Pre-Schoolers
Ultra-processed foods may be contributing to behavioralproblems in young children, according to a new study.
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Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones
Andrew Ashur, the founder and CEO of window cleaning robot startup Lucid Bots, likes to joke that his company is the antithesis of the robotics industry right now.
While many companies are trying to build humanoids or tout demos of their robots…
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New skin atlas maps over one million cells across the human body
Mount Sinai researchers have published the first organ-wide human skin spatial atlas from across the body. It provides an unprecedentedly detailed view of healthy human skin, revealing cellular composition and functional mechanisms…
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Metformin’s hidden brain pathway revealed after 60 years
For over 60 years, metformin has been a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, yet scientists have not fully understood how it works. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, along with international collaborators, have now identified an…
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