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‘We were lied to’: Will Trump’s order to increase the domestic supply of the weedkiller glyphosate split MAHA?
[T]he executive order Mr. Trump issued February 17 to increase domestic production of glyphosate — a widely used weedkiller and possible carcinogen that has been the target of thousands of lawsuits, including…
Prenatal Lead Exposure Affects the Aging Brain
Summary: The consequences of lead exposure may take six decades to fully manifest. A remarkable study has linked lead exposure during the second trimester of pregnancy to lower cognitive performance…
Could an “Exercise Pill” Help Treat Depression?
Summary: It’s a cruel irony of mental health: exercise is a powerful antidepressant, yet depression often robs people of the motivation and energy required to move. A new paper proposes…
Is time a fundamental part of reality: A quiet revolution in physics suggests not
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Time feels like the most basic feature of reality. Seconds…
Elite tomb laden with gold funerary objects found at El Caño
An elite tomb laden with gold funerary objects has been discovered in the El Caño Archaeological Park in Coclé province, Panama. According to experts, the discovery is one of the…
OCD Brains Work Harder to Stay on Track
Summary: Getting dressed in the morning seems like a simple sequence, but for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the brain may be working overtime just to keep from “getting stuck.”…
NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket has a new problem. ‘This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window.’
NASA may not launch its Artemis 2 moon mission just a few weeks from now after all. On Saturday morning (Feb. 21), the agency announced that it had detected a…
This itch-triggering protein also sends signals to stop scratching
People who can’t stop scratching itches may finally have a culprit to blame. In mice (and probably people), a protein called TRPV4 is involved both in starting an itch and…
2 powerful telescopes team up to find 70 ancient galaxies with surprising levels of metals
Using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array , astronomers have investigated 70 dusty, star-forming galaxies at the very edge of the universe. These galaxies, seen…
