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Mary Had Schizophrenia—Then Suddenly She Didn’t
Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane? Rachel Aviv reports.
Mary Had Schizophrenia—Then Suddenly She Didn’t
Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can’t Show You
Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can’t Show You
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Toxic Lies: The Whistleblowers Who Exposed Decades of Nuclear Lies
Toxic Lies: The Whistleblowers Who Exposed Decades of Nuclear Lies
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What Science Knows About Grief
What Science Knows About Grief
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This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.
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This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.
Carl Zimmer·The New York Times
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An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
History
An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
Vesuvius Challenge·Vesuvius Challenge
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The sonic eye
Health
The sonic eye
Mary F. E. Ebeling&Jena Osman·Pioneer Works
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Climate change on Cape Cod: At the edge of a warming world
Nature
Climate change on Cape Cod: At the edge of a warming world
Nestor Ramos·Boston Globe
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Invasion of the hedge fund almonds
Finance
Invasion of the hedge fund almonds
Tom Philpott·Mother Jones
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These Salmon Got High on Cocaine. That Wasn’t the Craziest Part.
Nature
These Salmon Got High on Cocaine. That Wasn’t the Craziest Part.
Annie Roth·The New York Times
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Do fish have feelings? Scientists believe they’re getting closer to an answer
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Do fish have feelings? Scientists believe they’re getting closer to an answer
Petra Stock·The Guardian
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The Plan to Save a Life by Head Transplant
Science
The Plan to Save a Life by Head Transplant
Sam Kean·The Atlantic
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There’s No Such Thing as an Eternal Sunshine Drug. What We Do Have Is Propranolol.
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There’s No Such Thing as an Eternal Sunshine Drug. What We Do Have Is Propranolol.
Christina Cauterucci·Slate
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Sickle cell disease has just been cured for the first time in New York
Health
Sickle cell disease has just been cured for the first time in New York
Benjamin Larweh·Tech Fixated
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This Inexpensive Action Lowers Hospital Infections and Protects Against Flu Season
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This Inexpensive Action Lowers Hospital Infections and Protects Against Flu Season
Leah Binder·Forbes
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Watch Out: Tornado Alley Is Migrating Eastward
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Watch Out: Tornado Alley Is Migrating Eastward
Mark Fischetti·Scientific American
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What We Know About Weight-Loss Drugs Is Rapidly Changing
Science
What We Know About Weight-Loss Drugs Is Rapidly Changing
Dani Blum·The New York Times
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Random Numbers Quantum Encryption
Science
Random Numbers Quantum Encryption
Alexander Nazaryan·The New York Times
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Magical Mystery Toads
Substances
Magical Mystery Toads
Kimon de Greef·Longreads
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When will the Earth try to kill us again?
Science
When will the Earth try to kill us again?
Howard Lee·Ars Technica
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The Secrets of Supervolcanoes
Science
The Secrets of Supervolcanoes
Ilya N. Bindeman·Scientific American
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Asteroids! Solar Storms! Nukes! Climate Calamity! Killer Robots!
Science
Asteroids! Solar Storms! Nukes! Climate Calamity! Killer Robots!
Joel Achenbach·The Washington Post
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Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?
Science
Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?
Dexter Filkins·The New Yorker
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The AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous Future of War Is Here
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The AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous Future of War Is Here
Will Knight·Wired
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