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Scientists have uncovered how exercise suppresses appetite through a surprising molecular pathway. A compound called Lac-Phe, produced during intense workouts, directly quiets hunger neurons in the brain while boosting appetite-suppressing ones, causing mice to eat less without side effects. This…
While the White House’s fight with elite universities such as Columbia and Harvard has recently dominated the headlines, the feud overshadows the broader and more far-reaching assault on K-12 public education by the Trump administration and many states.
Hadfield’s ‘Kaz’ Zemeckis returns for this third entry in the bestselling author’s ‘The Apollo Murders’ series
This skywatching quiz will test your knowledge of how eclipses, when to see them, and what makes each one so spectacular.
The Seklin Galaxy Projector may be inexpensive, but unfortunately it shows in the quality and performance.
How did humans survive catastrophic volcanic explosions to piece together the story today?
On Episode 178 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Virts, a former shuttle and ISS astronaut, who is running for the U.S. Senate.
This week, researchers reported evidence of a cosmic impact at classic Clovis archaeological sites. Biologists in Texas discovered a rare hybrid bird, the offspring of a blue jay and a green jay. And a study suggests that low-dose aspirin halves…
Painting zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies, lizards’ favorite pizza toppings and how booze helps you speak another language: these were some of the winners at the Ig Nobel prizes, which celebrate the sillier side of science.
“Alien: Earth” has adopted a much looser approach to canon than most of its sci-fi counterparts, allowing it to tell good stories without restriction.