How THC, the Psychoactive Compound in Weed, Gets You High
Marijuana contains more than 500 active compounds. But most people focus on two: There’s cannabidiol, or CBD, which reduces inflammation. And then there’s THC, which
A Colossal Squid Has Been Filmed in the Deep Sea for the First Time
This Is the First Colossal Squid Filmed in the Deep Sea—And It’s a Baby! A colossal squid was filmed for the first time in its
This Robot Copies Life—By Decomposing
Picture a robot. What do you see? A rugged, steel-clad machine built to transcend living beings’ organic fragility? Unfortunately, this very quality now threatens to
AI Report Highlights Smaller, Better, Cheaper Models
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Dennis Gaitsgory Wins Breakthrough Prize for Solving Part of Math’s Grand Unified Theory
The Langlands program has been described by mathematician Edward Frankel as the “grand unified theory of mathematics.” Conceived by Robert Langlands in 1967, the program
The Uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, Targeted by Tariffs, Are a Biological Wonderland
The Heard and McDonald Islands Are a Pristine Biological Wonderland Trump’s tariffs put a spotlight on the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, which comprise a
As Measles Continues to Rise, CDC Muffles Vaccine Messaging
As Measles Continues to Rise, CDC Muffles Vaccine Messaging By burying an assessment with updates and recommendations about the U.S.’s current measles outbreaks, the CDC
COVID Research Funding to Be Slashed, NIH Documents Show
COVID Research Funding to Be Slashed, NIH Documents Show Studies on COVID, climate change and South Africa are on the latest list of terminated grants
23andMe Bankruptcy Leaves Troves of Genetic Data at Risk
The direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. This means that the fate of its assets—including the genetic information of some 15 million
Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after Iceberg Breaks Away
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