The Accidental Architect of America’s Drug Patent Problem
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Loneliness may raise risk of memory problems, but not necessarily dementia
Loneliness is something most of us will experience at some point. It is a normal emotion, not a character flaw. But it is also something...
‘The chances of you living 50 years are very small’: Theoretical physicist explains why humanity likely won’t survive to see all the forces unified
When theoretical physicist David Gross was 13, he received a copy of a popular science book, “The Evolution of Physics” (Cambridge University Press, 1938), signed...
Can the US be trusted with the moon? A law scholar raises concerns after Artemis II’s success.
The successful Artemis II trip around the Moon was a historic achievement — the first crewed lunar fly-by in more than 50 years, and the...
Lyrid meteor shower 2026: See spring’s first rain of ‘shooting stars’ peak in moonless skies
The night sky is set to deliver one of spring’s most anticipated celestial events as the Lyrid meteor shower returns this week. One of the...
Can chickens really run around with their heads cut off?
Many chickens meet their end with a swift blow to the neck. But there’s lore that chickens can run around headless, and there were even...
$3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy
Two scientists whose work ushered in the first approved therapy using the gene-editing tool CRISPR have won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences....
700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas
Using ancient-DNA analysis, researchers have identified the presence of Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A strep, in a 700-year-old mummy from Bolivia, confirming that strep infections...
New opioid relieves pain without triggering a hard-to-beat addiction in early study
A new synthetic opioid designed to relieve pain could hold promise for replacing addictive painkillers like morphine or fentanyl in patients, a study in lab...
Experimental drug doubles one-year survival in pancreatic cancer
An experimental treatment has doubled one-year survival rates for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancer, a new study reports. The drug, called...