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he Internet of 2019 is rife with social-media influencers and articles about them. Much of the coverage is fawning and superficial: how to become one, how to make $3,000 per Instagram post, how to make your house look like nobody lives in it, how influencers are the future of media and politics and culture and celebrity … → Read More
Synthetic biologists aim to transform the world with manmade organisms. What will it take to get there? → Read More
In lower income countries and territories, life expectancy can be quite low — below 55 years. But sometimes it is years more than you'd predict. What's up? → Read More
In lower income countries and territories, life expectancy can be quite low — below 55 years. But sometimes it is years more than you'd predict. What's up? → Read More
It's a public health problem that spans the globe. It kills close to 6 million people a year. Teenagers are at risk. It's not the latest epidemic → Read More
It's a public health problem that spans the globe. It kills close to 6 million people a year. Teenagers are at risk. It's not the latest epidemic → Read More
A lot of them smoke, though percentages vary widely from country to country for various reasons. When cigarettes sell for 10 cents each, that's definitely a boost for smoking. → Read More
A study adds to evidence that it's a matter of blood and genes. Sherpas' muscles are capable of getting more mileage out of less total oxygen. → Read More
Sherpas are extraordinary human beings. In the high peaks of the Himalayas, members of the Nepalese ethnic group are famous for their speed-climbing → Read More
A study adds to evidence that it's a matter of blood and genes. "Hopefully, there will be huge medical implications," says one researcher. → Read More
Today it's fidget spinners, but soon it will be another little gizmo that children dearly, desperately want. The complicated social dynamics of childhood are one big reason. → Read More
Today it's fidget spinners, but soon it will be another little gizmo that children dearly, desperately want. The complicated social dynamics of childhood are one big reason. → Read More
Today it's fidget spinners, but soon it will be another little gizmo that children dearly, desperately want. The complicated social dynamics of childhood are one big reason. → Read More
A measles outbreak in Minnesota's Somali-American community is the latest example of the challenges public health officials face in addressing deeply ingrained concerns about vaccine safety. → Read More
A measles outbreak in Minnesota's Somali-American community is the latest example of the challenges public health officials face in addressing deeply ingrained concerns about vaccine safety. → Read More
Because what mammal can take down a rodent that sniffs out land mines as well as TB — and jumps 5 feet in the air? Surely not tonight's competitor, the maned wolf. → Read More
Nepal's porters carry loads that can weigh more than they do, whether they're toting gear up Mt. Everest or carrying goods to market. A new study tries to figure out how they do it. → Read More
The Minnesota legislature is considering letting women who act as gestational surrogates get paid for carrying a fetus for other parents. States vary widely in their approach to the practice. → Read More
The Minnesota legislature is considering letting women who act as gestational surrogates get paid for carrying a fetus for other parents. States vary widely in their approach to the practice. → Read More
The secret to sustainable development? Girls. → Read More