Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than 40% of Americans are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And the epidemic isn’t slowing down, resulting in millions…
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Singapore military helps battle cyberattack: minister
Singapore’s Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing says select military units are helping combat a cyberattack on the country’s critical infrastructure. Units in Singapore’s military have been called in to help…
Jensen Huang, AI visionary in a leather jacket
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, recently convinced Donald Trump to lift restrictions on certain GPU exports to China. Unknown to the general public just three years ago, Jensen…
Discover where the Eagle might have landed: How to find Apollo 11’s backup sites on the moon
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong announced his historic arrival on the ancient lava plain of Mare Tranquillitatis with the following message to NASA: “Houston, Tranquility Base…
Flavored Vapes Trigger Reward Centers Even Without Nicotine
Summary: A new study shows that some e-cigarette flavorings, like vanilla and cherry, can trigger reward-seeking behaviors in adolescent mice even without nicotine. Researchers found that these flavors alone could…
AI is now part of our world. University graduates should know how to use it responsibly
Credit: ThisIsEngineering from Pexels Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an everyday part of lives. Many of us use it without even realizing, whether it be writing emails, finding a new…
‘Don’t tell me!’ Why some people love spoilers—and others will run a mile
Credit: Mike van Schoonderwalt from Pexels This article contains spoilers! I once leaped out of a train car because two strangers were loudly discussing the ending of the last Harry…
Babies born with DNA from three people hailed as significant, but questions remain
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Ten years after the UK became the first country to legalize mitochondrial donation, the first results from the use of these high-profile reproductive technologies—designed to prevent…
Thinking of trekking to Everest base camp? Don’t leave home without this expert advice
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Tourists in Kathmandu are tempted everywhere by advertisements for trekking expeditions to Everest Base Camp. If you didn’t know better, you might think it’s just a…
Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an archaeologist who studies how past peoples interacted with their environments. Two of us are…
