Research
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Science
Superconductor Scientist Faces Investigation as a Paper Is Retracted
The Latest A prominent physics journal on Tuesday retracted a materials science paper that has garnered scrutiny. One of its…
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Food
Addiction Treatment Eludes More Than Half of Americans in Need
About 30 percent of Americans have been addicted to opioids or have a relative who has been, researchers also reported.
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Europe
Does Information Affect Our Beliefs?
New studies on social media’s influence tell a complicated story.
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Science
Enslaved African Americans in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives
The analysis marks the first time historical DNA has been used to trace the descendants and distant cousins of enslaved…
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Opinion
The Story of the Student Journalist and the Stanford President
There are many rabbit holes on the internet not worth going down. But a comment on an online science forum…
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Europe
Biden Administration Moves to Ban Funding for Wuhan Lab
A memo said an official suspension of funding to the lab, which has not received any U.S. money since 2020,…
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Opinion
The Cosmos Is Thrumming With Gravitational Waves, Astronomers Find
Radio telescopes around the world picked up a telltale hum reverberating across the cosmos, most likely from supermassive black holes…
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Food
From Energy Drinks to Extending Life? Supplement Slows Aging in Mice and Monkeys
Taurine helped stave off death in laboratory animals, but researchers cautioned that the supplement is not a magic elixir.
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Science
Salamander Dads Are Turning Into Cannibals, Threatening Species Survival
The hellbenders’ alarming change in behavior may be linked to deforestation, a new study found.
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Europe
Raphael Mechoulam, ‘Father of Cannabis Research,’ Dies at 92
His work helped break down the chemical structures of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, to figure out how cannabis…