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BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation

about 14 hours ago

Instead of using the controversial body mass index, or BMI, to assess...

Los Angeles Fires Were Fueled by Climate Change

about 15 hours ago

Many factors, such as strong Santa Ana winds and urban planning decisions...

SpaceX Starship Explosion Likely Caused by Propellant Leak, Elon Musk Says

about 16 hours ago

The seventh test flight of SpaceX’s Starship ended with a successful landing...

This Supermassive Black Hole May Harbor a Bizarre Undead Star

about 18 hours ago

Strange x-ray pulses hint at a surprisingly long-lived white dwarf orbiting precariously...

Could Inflicting Pain Test AI for Sentience?

about 19 hours ago

A new study shows that large language models make trade-offs to avoid...

These Prime Numbers Are So Memorable That People Hunt for Them

about 20 hours ago

Math enthusiasts challenge one another to find special prime numbers, including those...

How NASA Used the Hubble Space Telescope to Look at the Sun

about 20 hours ago

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder...

Linguists Point to Expressions of Pain as a Possible Universal Language

about 21 hours ago

Linguists think that the words that we use to express pain might...

Is Red No. 3 Harmful? How Does It Compare with Other Dyes?

1 day ago

The Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of the dye...

Climate Action Now Threatened by ‘Powerful Forces,’ Biden Warns

1 day ago

In his farewell address, President Biden warned that a powerful “oligarchy” could...

What Caused the LA Wildfires? How Investigators Will Find Out

1 day ago

Wildfires like the Los Angeles blazes destroy so much, but they often...

The Supreme Court’s Trans Health Case Shows Why Patients Should Make the Decisions

2 days ago

Supreme Court arguments over trans health care makes plain how badly we...