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The Hungarian parliament has passed a law banning cell-cultivated meat
Hungary raised concerns about cell-based meat when it held the European Council Presidency last year, arguing meat and dairy consumption ...
Understanding the recent boom in ‘regenerative’ food labels
Stroll through a grocery store and you’ll likely spy the word “regenerative” on everything from cocoa powder to hot dogs. ... But this seemingly ...
What’s the genetic secret to living past 110?
There's no escaping the unrelenting passage of time, but supercentenarians who live to see their 110th birthday have a peculiar ...
‘Feel Free’: People getting addicted to this addictive ‘botanical’ supplement drink with kava root and kratom, and regulators are doing nothing
Feel Free’s most well-known variant — the “Classic” tonic made by the company Botanic Tonics, which also makes a “Kava ...
More than 300 people in the U.S. are still dying every week from COVID
More than five years after the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in the United States, hundreds of people are ...
‘Impressive’ and ‘humbling’: Whale language skills equal and even surpass human speech capabilities in some ways
Two new studies have found eerily human-like sophistication in whale songs, challenging notions about our exceptionality and potentially shedding light ...
Wil IVF soon become a protected right under President Trump’s executive order? Sort of and maybe
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at ensuring “reliable access” to in vitro fertilization treatment — while at the ...
A futurist says our species evolves in 3 phases: With 1 down, here’s what may come next
Jeffrey Charles Hardy introduces a three-tiered model of human evolution—the “First, Suspended, and Second Human Evolution.” Standing back and viewing ...
RFK, Jr. skewered after Vanity Fair profile includes photo of presidential aspirant eating grilled dog during Asia trip 14 years ago
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) became a pariah after she admitted that she once killed a puppy named Cricket for being “untrainable,” in ...
‘She is the closest to perfection that we’ve attained so far’: Here’s why this $4 million cow may change the future of Brazil’s beef industry
Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. Her massive, snow-white body is watched over ...
In wake of 23andMe DNA data breach, privacy concerns reemerge
A new data breach is highlighting the risks of having your ancestry information stored online — and what it might ...
Food, serotonin and mood: Can your diet help combat seasonal slumps?
The following nutrition tips can help banish the seasonal slump and keep your spirits high: Salmon for anxiety relief Salmon ...
‘Nothing short of a miracle’: Surgeons reattach boy’s head after car accident
Surgeons in Israel performed a miracle surgery and managed to reattach a boy’s head after he was hit by a ...
Anorexia and the will to live: Canada poised to expand physician-assisted suicide to those with mental illnesses
The new mental health provision will make Canada one of the most expansive countries in the world when it comes ...
Pronatalism: An emerging new eugenics movement encourages intellectual elites to have more children
Linked to the subcultures of rationalism and ‘effective altruism’ (EA), and bolstered by declining birth rates, it has been gaining ...
‘Love hormone’ in doubt? Research on monogamous prairie voles raises doubts about oxytocin’s role in social bonding
For 40 years, oxytocin has been believed to be the ‘love hormone’ or the ‘cuddle hormone’ which inspires love and ...
Anti-vaxxers, COVID conspiracists, FOX’s Tucker Carlson and the far right link vaccines to NFL player Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest
Moments after Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after making a tackle on 2 January, Covid-19 conspiracy theorists and right-wing personalities baselessly blamed ...
‘Omicron has started to splinter’: Winter COVID wave may come with a ‘dizzying barrage’ of new variants
The last big variant of concern — the hypertransmissible Omicron offshoot known as BA.5 — peaked in July. Since then, ...
Anti-aging process can reduce biological age of skin cells — but there’s a deadly hitch
Fifteen years ago, scientists made a stirring discovery when they demonstrated that they could reverse the process of aging in ...
Natural COVID immunity? Some people are exposed to SARS-CoV-2 but never get sick
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans have some immunity against the virus — either by vaccination ...
‘Deleting’ disease? How gene editing and transgenic GMO technology can cut disorders before they are inherited
What has now been proven possible was once the stuff of science fiction dreams. CRISPR has shown it can successfully ...
‘Great potential harm to international harmony’: When COVID broke, key scientists believed virus could have leaked from Wuhan lab, but Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins suppressed debate
Early in the pandemic, multiple scientists urged NIAID Director Anthony Fauci and NIH Director Francis Collins to seriously consider the ...
What personality traits lead to living longer?
Recent research shows that several personality traits predict who will enjoy health into their 80s and beyond. According to some ...
Virgin birth? It’s actually been observed in about 80 vertebrate species, and most recently, in sharks
Scientists say a rare shark "virgin birth" may be the first of its kind after a baby shark was born ...
Almost 50 years ago, conservatives were the backbone of societal support for science. Now just 45% of Republicans have confidence in the institution
A new Gallup poll reveals that, in 2021, just 45 percent of Republicans report having a "great deal" or "quite ...
Viewpoint: Why Earth is almost certainly the universe’s only example of intelligent life
In newly published research from Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute, scientists study the likelihood of key times for evolution of life ...
Epidemiologist who guided Sweden’s ‘no lockdown’ policy sidelined after surge overwhelms the country
The high-profile epidemiologist who led Sweden's no lock-down strategy in the spring appears to be being sidelined by the government ...
Critical defense against Alzheimer’s: Deep sleep
Research is increasingly linking insomnia to dementia, the umbrella term for a range of conditions that cause a decline in ...
