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Nearly two-thirds of adults in the U.S. have experienced some form of in-person exposure to gun violence

Frequent use of antibiotics in infants and young children before age 2 may increase risk for asthma, hayfever, food allergies and other conditions, finds study of more than 1 million UK babies

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Cooled New York by 3 Degrees and Trapped Air Toxicants

Rutgers just launched a live portal to Antarctica, and it’s mesmerizing.

While individuals with autism express emotions like everyone else, their facial expressions may be too subtle for the human eye to detect

In popular culture, dads are stoic, sensitive and strong. Real life is different. Fathers get down, sometimes debilitatingly

The first study of US adolescent girls after states enacted restrictions on abortion access following the 2022 Dobbs Supreme Court decision found as a result of Dobbs, two-thirds of girls ages 13 to 17 (more than 7 million) now live in states that ban or severely restrict their abortion access.

Less than 1% of people with firearm access engage in defensive use in any given year

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb

Water did not arrive as early during Earth’s formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet

In the US, the prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001

Researchers have uncovered how different types of brain cells collaborate to form large-scale functional networks in the brain—interconnected systems that support everything from sensory processing to complex decision-making paving the way for new insights into brain health and disease

Presence of aerosolized plastics in newborn tissue following exposure in the womb: same type of micro- and nanoplastic that mothers inhaled during pregnancy were found in the offspring’s lung…

Autistic adults experience complex emotions, a revelation that could shape better therapy for neurodivergent people

Just living near gun violence, even without direct exposure or injury , significantly hurts quality of life

Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas (2016)

Flame-Retardant Chemicals May Increase Risk of Preterm Birth, Higher Birth Weight

For Female Fashion Models, Job Security and Sexual Harassment Are Often Intertwined

Opinions of Doron Zeilberger

US States Vary in Firearm Ownership – as Well as the Storage and Carrying Habits of Owners

Amid cocaine addiction, the brain struggles to evaluate which behaviors will be rewarding: neuroimaging demonstrates that cocaine addiction alters the brain’s system for evaluating how rewarding various outcomes associated with our decisions will feel

A new study finds among regretful parents, fear of missing out (FOMO) is a key motivator for having children

The Princeton Companion to Mathematics [pdf]

For patients with Type 2 diabetes, the timing and type of workout is critical for optimal effects on controlling blood glucose levels

Cydra 5 supercomputer: design philosophies, decisions, tradeoffs (1989) [pdf]

Novel COVID-19 vaccine could provide longer-lasting protection against SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants — with lifelong protection a possibility

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Google search autocompletes – what the technology company calls “predictions” – returned different results in Spanish than in English

A laboratory trial in mice shows that microplastic (of polyamide) itself can alter hormones when inhaled at moderate levels

Scientists identify substance that may have sparked life on earth

Most firearm owners in the U.S

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