Your fingerprint is actually 3D − research into holograms could improve forensic fingerprint analysis
When you use your fingerprint to unlock your smartphone, your phone is looking at a…
Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro – food and your gut microbiome
Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes drugs that have made quite a…
Congress is failing to deliver on its promise of billions more in research spending, threatening America’s long-term economic competitiveness
The battle to keep the government open may feel just like the crisis of the…
565-million-years-old, some of the oldest UK fossils are eerily similar to famous Australian ones
Some half a billion years ago, life on Earth went through a huge transformation. In…
Why you may feel depressed and anxious when you’re ill – and how to cope with it
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What causes innocent-looking snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving
An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024,…
What if every germ hit you at the exact same time? An immunologist explains
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Digital replicas of patients can help them get healthy
In a laboratory in the Italian capital Rome, Marco Evangelos Biancolini and his team are poking…
Do they see what we see? Bees and wasps join humans in being tricked by illusions of quantity
If you’ve ever been tricked by a visual illusion, you know the feeling of disconnect…
Canadian schools need to address digital sexual violence in their curricula and policies
Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) is on the rise among Canadian youth. In an international study…