Are some people wired to see ghosts? A psychologist explains what makes paranormal experiences more likely
Around 1 in 5 Americans say they’ve seen a ghost. I’m not one of them, and I probably never will be. I blame my brain....
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3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need
Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said Steven Itzkowitz, a gastroenterologist at the Icahn...
Can people catch infections from plants?
It’s a plotline that has haunted science fiction for decades: Humans become infected by plant pathogens, causing illness, death or a zombie-like state. But is...
A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial finds
Six years after COVID-19 first made headlines, an antiviral pill has finally been shown to stop users from developing the disease after being exposed to...
‘There are 4 people in those pixels’: Earth-based telescope snapped Artemis II crew orbiting the moon
In recent weeks, we’ve been treated to some truly incredible photos of NASA’s historic Artemis II mission, including a dump of 12,000 images captured by...
Ontario not currently testing asymptomatic people isolating over hantavirus
Three people self-isolating in Ontario over hantavirus are not being tested, the health minister says, over concerns the screening won’t yield any results. An Ontario...
New York City is at major risk of flooding that could leave 4.4 million people exposed to extreme damage, study finds
Eight U.S. East Coast cities are at high or very high risk of “extreme” flood damage based on current scenarios, with New York and New...
Indigenous Americans’ DNA reveals how natural selection affected people who moved into Earth’s ‘final frontier’
Humans migrated to South America in three distinct waves over the course of thousands of years, a new large-scale analysis of Indigenous Americans’ DNA reveals....
Science news this week: NASA announces nuclear rocket, space reproduction proves difficult, and why weed gives people the munchies
This week’s science news was crammed with fascinating revelations about the workings of the human body, leading with the finding that zero gravity means zero...
Why does cannabis give people ‘the munchies’?
One of the best-known side effects of smoking cannabis is “the munchies,” or an intense increase in appetite. One minute someone might feel full, and...