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Measles Death Shows How Virus Can Hide in the Brain for Years
12 September 2025 @ 4:50 pm
A child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare but always fatal brain disorder that develops years after a measles infection. Experts underscore the need for vaccination to protect the most vulnerable
Forensic Expert Explains How 3D Laser Scanning Could Reconstruct the Charlie Kirk Shooting
12 September 2025 @ 1:00 pm
Forensic scientist Michael Haag explains how laser scanners could be used to lock down the crime scenes where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, letting investigators revisit angles, trajectories and vantage points long after the fact.
Is Intermittent Fasting Helpful or Harmful?
12 September 2025 @ 11:30 am
Whether intermittent fasting helps anyone is unclear, but it does have known health risks. Who can try the dieting trend, and who should avoid it?
NASA’s JWST Hunts Dark Matter in Stunning Image of Bullet Cluster
12 September 2025 @ 10:45 am
A swarm of galaxies called the Bullet Cluster is the biggest, best natural laboratory for studying dark matter that astronomers have ever seen
Daniel Yon Explains Why Your Brain Is a Brilliant Illusionist
12 September 2025 @ 10:00 am
In his new book, Daniel Yon explains how our brain is constantly constructing reality
Polar Geoengineering Debate Rages as Climate Change Melts Ice
11 September 2025 @ 3:30 pm
Scientists are beginning to take clear sides on whether or not to use human-made interventions to preserve polar ice, such as pumping up seawater or launching aerosols into the atmosphere to cool the planet’s surface
Frances Glessner Lee, the Mother of Modern Forensic Science, Made Crime Scene Dioramas
11 September 2025 @ 3:00 pm
How a determined socialite, inspired by true crime, helped professionalize the field of murder investigations
Magic Mushroom Edibles Found to Contain No Psilocybin
11 September 2025 @ 3:00 pm
Researchers tested 12 “magic mushroom” edibles. None contained psilocybin, but most contained undisclosed ingredients, including synthetic drugs whose safety hasn’t been tested in humans
Big Oil Companies Caused about 25 Percent of Heat Waves since 2000
11 September 2025 @ 1:45 pm
A new study finds that one quarter of heat waves between 2000 and 2023 would have been “virtually impossible” without global warming—and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers
Early Experiments Show Fast-Acting Antidote Targets Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
11 September 2025 @ 10:45 am
A study in mice and on human blood uses a new protein to snag carbon monoxide before it latches onto blood cells