Experts are split on just how long it will take to get nuclear fusion reactors up and running – if it's possible to ever get there – but this research shows a viable route to the goal. Alongside other recent advances, it means we're closer... Continue
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7 mind-bending comparisons between the Universe and the human body: Compared to the scale of the cosmos, a single human body might seem insignificant. But there's an entire Universe within each of us, too. Continue
Experts Identified The Gravest Health Threats Facing Humanity – Two Have 'Extinction Potential'. A team of dozens of scientific experts has cataloged the dangers of 17 major global health threats faced by humanity this century – and preparedness is a key theme of their findings. Continue
Theoretically, we could suggest that psychedelics are temporarily altering the organization of brain networks that ordinarily help maintain this separation that we experience. It really challenges the idea of whether the internal world and external world are separate. The brain may be responsible for constructing... Continue
Known colloquially as the “King of the Fruits,” durian commands attention with its pungent scent and spiky husk. Despite these seemingly unsavory qualities, durian’s sweet flesh has created a multibillion-dollar consumer market. Continue
Not only has Gov. Gavin Newsom vocally opposed the proposed California billionaire tax, but he also wants to prevent the state from ever passing a wealth tax in the future. On Friday he endorsed Proposition 42, a ballot measure that would cancel out Proposition 40, the... Continue
A Mysterious Fungus Threatens Cheese in the Northeast US. A multi-year investigation identified Aspergillus westerdijkiae as the culprit behind decaying cheese rinds and provided a way to stop this fungal menace. Continue
Airbnb co-founder writes $8M check to California Voter ID campaign. The contribution tracks Joe Gebbia’s move to the right, marking his largest political contribution in California. Continue
Roughly 200 people are under medical observation, several hospitals are under quarantine, and dozens are in isolation in Russia following the unexplained death of an infectious disease researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia Continue