Pain Patients Get Relief from War on Opioids
U.S. agencies warn doctors not to abruptly cut off the medications for long-time users
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Scientists Uncover California's Hidden Earthquakes
Nearly two million tiny tremors could help explain the inner workings of key faults
A Genetic Risk Score Tries to Predict Whether a Child Will Become Obese
A still-controversial test could be administered to toddlers to gauge their chances
How We Roll: Study Shows We're More Lone Wolves Than Team Players
Results may explain why collective action on climate change and health policy is so difficult
How Old Are Saturn's Rings? The Debate Rages On
Pinning down the ring system’s age has profound implications for the entire Saturnian system
Liver Illness Strikes Latino Children Like a "Silent Tsunami"
Fatty liver disease, linked to gene interactions with a high-sugar diet, can cause cancer and organ failure
Watch Now: Einstein's Scientific Revolution and the Limits of Quantum Theory
Cosmologist Lee Smolin says that at certain key points, the scientific worldview is based on fallacious reasoning
How France Can Rebuild Notre Dame
An expert offers a scientific perspective on what has been lost and what can be restored
'Oumuamua-Like Objects Might Supercharge Planet Formation
Showers of interstellar debris could speed up the assembly of worlds around young stars
Microplastics Are Blowing in the Wind
Atmospheric currents are transporting plastic pollution into remote, pristine areas, showing the global nature of the problem
Environmental Thinker Bill McKibben Sounds Warning on Technology
Known for climate change work, the pioneer says global warming, AI and genetic engineering are self-inflicted threats to humanity
A Second Planet May Orbit Earth's Nearest Neighboring Star
Informally called “Proxima c,” the candidate world appears to be six times the mass of Earth and orbits in the frigid outskirts of the Proxima Centauri system
Behind the Buzz: How Ketamine Changes the Depressed Patient's Brain
The anesthetic-cum-party drug restores the ability to make connections among brain cells
The Mathematics of (Hacking) Passwords
The science and art of password setting and cracking continues to evolve, as does the war between password users and abusers
Israeli Spacecraft Fails to Make First Private Lunar Landing
Private organization SpaceIL’s Beresheet lander crashes down on the moon following engine and communications problems
Philippine Fossils Add Surprising New Species to Human Family Tree
The second tiny ancestor found in the islands of southeast Asia, Homo luzonensis challenges prevailing views of early human dispersal and adaptability
Tests on Astronaut and Twin Brother Highlight Spaceflight's Human Impact
NASA Study reports physiological and behavioral results that could shape future space missions
Environment Watchdogs Harness AI to Track Overflowing Factory-Farm Waste
Floods dump tons of pathogen-laden manure into U.S. waterways, often from hard-to-identify farms
An Exit Chute from the Universe: The Story of a Historic Effort to Image a Black Hole
After more than a decade of effort, a global network of radio telescopes has revealed the first-ever picture of an enigmatic hole in spacetime
At Last, a Black Hole's Image Revealed
The Event Horizon Telescope captures one of the universe’s most mysterious objects
