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- What Happens When Russian and Ukrainian Soldiers Come Home?
Russian and Ukrainian soldiers will eventually largely lay down their arms, but as the Soviet Afghanistan War shows, returning from the frontlines causes its own issues. Read more » - Some people are just wired to like music more, study shows
Most people enjoy music to some extent. But while some get goosebumps from their favorite song, others don’t really feel that much. A part of that is based on our culture. But according to one study, about half of it is written in our genes. In one of the largest… Read more » - This Stinky Coastal Outpost Made Royal Dye For 500 Years
Archaeologists have uncovered a reeking, violet-stained factory where crushed sea snails once fueled the elite’s obsession with royal purple. Read more » - Researchers analyzed 10,000 studies and found cannabis could actually fight cancer
Scientists used AI to scan a huge number of papers and found cannabis gets a vote of confidence from science. Read more » - Scientists Found a Way to Turn Falling Rainwater Into Electricity
It looks like plumbing but acts like a battery. Read more » - AI Made Up a Science Term — Now It’s in 22 Papers
A mistranslated term and a scanning glitch birthed the bizarre phrase “vegetative electron microscopy” Read more » - Elon Musk could soon sell missile defense to the Pentagon like a Netflix subscription
In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring missile attacks the gravest threat to America. It was the official greenlight for one of the most ambitious military undertakings in recent history: the so-called “Golden Dome.” Now, just months later, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two of its tech allies—Palantir… Read more » - She Can Smell Parkinson’s—Now Scientists Are Turning It Into a Skin Swab
A super-smeller's gift could lead to an early, non-invasive Parkinson's test. Read more » - This Caddisfly Discovered Microplastics in 1971—and We Just Noticed
Decades before microplastics made headlines, a caddisfly larva was already incorporating synthetic debris into its home. Read more » - Have scientists really found signs of alien life on K2-18b?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. We're not quite there. Read more »
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