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/ 5 months agoFrom glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years – here’s what scientists still don’t know about it
Dozens of animals, some on land but many in the ocean, can produce light within their bodies through chemical reactions. Scientists...
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/ 5 months agoCalls to US poison centers spiked after ‘magic mushrooms’ were decriminalized
Researchers found a sharp rise in calls to US poison centers about magic mushrooms coincided with their decriminalization in several US...
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/ 5 months agoSupreme Court unanimously concludes that anti-abortion groups have no standing to challenge access to mifepristone – but the drug likely faces more court challenges
The SCOTUS opinion did not take on the substance of the plaintiffs’ claims against mifepristone, and the abortion pill is already...
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/ 5 months agoSupreme Court sides with Starbucks in labor case that could hinder government’s ability to intervene in some unionization disputes
It’s not certain that the ruling will make it harder for fired union organizers to get their jobs back, a labor...
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/ 5 months agoAn homage to the dad joke, one of the great traditions of fatherhood
Cringe, corny and awkward − what’s not to love?
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/ 5 months agoThe US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources
The Supreme Court drastically reduced federal protection for wetlands in 2023. 2 environmental lawyers explain how private businesses and nongovernment organizations...
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/ 5 months agoSpace weather forecasting needs an upgrade to protect future Artemis astronauts
The Sun will be at its most explosive right around the time NASA plans to put people back on the Moon.
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/ 5 months agoSupreme Court justices secretly recorded – the legal issues and what they mean for the rest of us
Secret recordings raise questions about Justice Alito’s impartiality, but they also reveal the weak state of legal protections against the misuse...
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/ 5 months agoPeople ambivalent about political issues support violence more than those with clear opinions
The more ambivalent a person is about a political issue, the more likely they are to support violence and other extreme...
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/ 5 months agoUkraine’s draft woes leave the West facing pressure to make up for the troop shortfall
Recruiters are struggling to find enough men to counter a Russian invasion that has gained momentum in recent months.
