Science
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The relentless push for productivity misconstrues how our brains work
Mikkelwilliam/Getty Images Is there anything more tedious than the endless drive to make every waking moment more productive? “If I…
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Turn Me On review: Bel Powley is fabulous in this wonderful dystopian satire
Joy (Bel Powley) and William (Nick Robinson) after “discovering” sex Michael Tyburski/San Sebastian Film Festival Turn Me OnMichael Tyburski Truant…
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Now is a great time to see Saturn in all its ringed glory
The planet Saturn photographed with an amateur telescope Grey Zone / Alamy Stock Photo When I was a teen, I…
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Fast forward to the fluffy revolution, when robot pets win our hearts
“The bodies of the first robot pets were based on cats and dogs, but dragons and Ewoks later became popular”…
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The Genetic Book of the Dead review: Richard Dawkins’s latest crams gorgeous writing in an ill-fitting box
The spider-tailed horned viper uses its distinctive lure to trick birds into approaching Matthijs Kuijpers/Alamy The Genetic Book of the DeadRichard Dawkins (Yale…
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Are dog people more resilient than cat people? Apparently so
Cat or dog person? Leah Michelle Baines and Jessica Lee Oliva at James Cook University in Australia say they have…
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Weight-loss drugs lower impulse to eat – and perhaps to exercise too
Weight-loss drugs might make people less inclined to exercise Me 3645 Studio/Getty Images Semaglutide – the drug in medications like…
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How hurricanes like Milton spawn tornadoes
Commuters on Interstate 75 driving away from Florida’s west coast ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton Marco Bello /…
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Do the 2024 Nobel prizes show that AI is the future of science?
AI may increasingly contribute to scientific discoveries Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images It is a common refrain that artificial intelligence is coming…
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Living microbes found deep inside 2-billion-year-old rock
Cells found inside ancient rocks, their DNA stained with a green fluorescent dye Y. Suzuki, S. J. Webb, M. Kouduka…
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