A new hypothesis accuses the simple sugar of wrecking energy metabolism.
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“I hope we take a mindset where we are willing to look for weird life in weird places.”
The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.
In numerous cultures worldwide, women were just as involved in bringing home the prehistoric bacon as their male counterparts.
The “subarachnoidal lymphatic-like membrane” helps shield and protect the brain.
Life largely owes its existence to this equation. Be sure to hug your house plant today.
And it seems to work alongside popular weight-loss medications, like Ozempic.
Researchers found that the average penis increased in size from 4.8 inches in 1992 to 6 inches in 2021. But in some regions, they shrank.
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring Starship’s second test flight, a new “dark mysteries” telescope, and more.
Named “Phoenix,” this AI-powered humanoid could be your next coworker.
The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever.
A new study provides the most detailed look at brains on psychedelics to date.
New tech is a double-edged sword. Integration can be expensive and perilous: Mess up the adoption and jobs are on the line.
Will nature or nurture win out?
Within the next few decades, we may well have hard evidence for the existence of alien life on worlds light-years distant from Earth.
Can electrical stimulation meaningfully substitute for natural touch during a complex task in the real world? We think so.
Particles behave differently when freed from the force of gravity. A new space factory aims to use this to synthesize pharmaceuticals.
The cannabis plant produces both THC – the psychoactive component in marijuana – and the compound commonly known as CBD, which does not lead to a “high.”
“They decreased their drinking to the point that it was so low we didn’t record a blood-alcohol level.”
Cancer likes glucose. So take it away.
As with any “big idea” progress means a lot of different things to different people and not everyone comes into the discussion with the same priors. Some experts are primarily focused on material progress while others emphasize the importance of moral progress. So to start the discussion, we asked each expert to define the term as they see it from their specific vantage point.
A study out of Sweden shows that the highest earning men are slightly less intelligent than those just below them on the economic ladder.
Uncovering the ideology of “Karens” and “Kens.”
Heart muscle is shaped like a spiral, a mystery that has eluded scientists since 1669. New research has recreated the structure.
Plagues, war, and genocide were literally frozen in time.
Thanks to genetic clues, scientists discovered that an old stroke therapy that had abandoned for decades might just work.
The light from Earendel took 12.9 billion years to reach Hubble. The star is millions of times brighter than our Sun and 50 times as massive.
Tusks suddenly became a liability, even though in natural circumstances, tusks are very useful.
College students once stood out from the pack on IQ tests. Today, they’re about average.