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Can GLP-1s boost testosterone levels?

14 hours 22 min ago

Preliminary study finds that testosterone levels increase or stabilize in people taking GLP-1 medications

Categories: Astronomy

How becoming a dad changes men’s brains

15 hours 22 min ago

Fathers show changes in some of the same brain areas as mothers, but the effect of parenthood on dads isn’t nearly as well studied

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Celebrate Father’s Day with seven whimsical and weird animal dads

16 hours 22 min ago

From tiny hamsters to giant salamanders, here are some of the most unusual examples of fatherhood across the animal kingdom

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Silicon Valley's longevity biohackers are engaged in a dangerous experiment

Sat, 06/20/2026 - 8:00am

Influencers and ultra-rich people looking to extend their lifespan are trading tips and tricks on how to eke out extra years

Categories: Astronomy

Attachment style may influence how many kids people have

Sat, 06/20/2026 - 7:00am

People with “fearful” or “preoccupied” insecure attachment styles had more children, whereas securely attached people had fewer, according to a recent study

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A water treatment expert on what could actually fix the Reflecting Pool

Fri, 06/19/2026 - 6:00pm

The Trump administration wanted the surface of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be “American flag blue.” A water-treatment expert explains why the pool is still algal green and why the bloom could keep coming back

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Which World Cup cooling methods really protect players from extreme heat?

Fri, 06/19/2026 - 3:30pm

From booed hydration breaks to cooling-gel vests, teams are trying everything to keep their players from overheating. Physiologists—and one World Cup team doctor—say feeling cooler is different than cooling the body

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Scientists pop the cork on the hidden chemistry inside wine bottles

Fri, 06/19/2026 - 2:00pm

A new study captures how cork, wine and air interact over time

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Scientists discover remnants of Jellyfish Nebula’s ‘sibling’ supernova

Fri, 06/19/2026 - 9:00am

Astronomers may have found the remains of two long-dead stellar siblings

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In world first, a man living with HIV received a lung transplant from an HIV-positive donor

Fri, 06/19/2026 - 8:00am

This operation opens the door to treating more people living with HIV who have end-stage organ disease

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Ancient human ancestors may have first used fire 1.79 million years ago

Fri, 06/19/2026 - 7:00am

A new method that detects whether bones have been burned reveals Homo erectus brought fires into caves far earlier than previous evidence had suggested

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JWST catches cosmic imposters spoofing faraway galaxies

Fri, 06/19/2026 - 6:45am

The James Webb Space Telescope has found nearby brown dwarfs masquerading as far-distant galaxies. The discovery reinforces how, in astronomy, what you see isn’t always what you get

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Why some irrational numbers are more irrational than others

Fri, 06/19/2026 - 6:30am

The quest to approximate irrational numbers with fractions reveals hidden patterns, surprising hierarchies and enduring mathematical mysteries

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Scientists are uncovering how common viruses may quietly increase cancer risk

Fri, 06/19/2026 - 6:00am

Everyday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time

Categories: Astronomy

Ancient worshipers gathered at a ‘prototype’ Stonehenge to celebrate the solstices, new analysis reveals

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 3:00pm

These ruins, located just five kilometers from Stonehenge, likely laid the groundwork for religious rites celebrating the longest and shortest days of the year

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Japan’s 2011 earthquake was so powerful that it shifted the entire country’s location

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 2:04pm

This “extraordinary” event was likely caused by seismic waves bouncing off Earth’s core, researchers found

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NASA’s Lucy mission reveals an asteroid’s hidden history

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 2:00pm

Next summer, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will start sidling up to several asteroids near Jupiter. On its way there, it has studied another space rock up close

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Trump administration reverses course on plan to dismantle ocean monitoring network

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 12:50pm

The effort to pull some 900 ocean-monitoring buoys and sensors from the water drew backlash from scientists and lawmakers

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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space selected for upcoming NASA Mars orbiter mission

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 12:15pm

This partnership marks the latest foray into space exploration for Relativity Space, which aims to build cheap, reusable rockets

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How to watch August’s total solar eclipse live with Scientific American

Thu, 06/18/2026 - 10:30am

Even if you aren’t going to be within the path of totality, you can still watch the solar eclipse as it happens with Scientific American

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