2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (299+ words) Copper is a much sought (and much stolen) metal because it powers the proliferation of data centers, electric vehicles, and energy infrastructure. Copper also forms interconnects, the wires that transfer electricity between the semiconducting transistors that form the basic building…...

21+ hour, 49+ min ago   (218+ words) Physicists have conducted a worldwide hunt for dark matter....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (444+ words) After a long day at work, it can be a struggle to resist the urge to just order food delivery instead of checking the fridge first....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (209+ words) Biology – the study of living things – can admittedly be a little reductive at times....

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (770+ words) A fatal asthma attack appears to be a disaster contained entirely within the chest. The airways tighten, their lining swells, and mucus crowds the little space that remains. The lungs are where the crisis unfolds – but they may not be…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (506+ words) We don't yet fully understand how or why dementia begins....

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (573+ words) The prenatal to postnatal development of our brains involves a complex cascade of chemicals, branching brain-signaling pathways, and unfolding neural cells – the evolution of a universe in microcosm. This incredibly intricate development can lead to potentially debilitating conditions like obsessive-compulsive…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (283+ words) Anxiety disorders are humanity's most common mental disorders, affecting some 359 million people globally....

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (365+ words) There's no effective treatment for dementia, and cases keep growing....

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