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University Departures Put Student Journalists in Spotlight

The president of Stanford and the head football coach at Northwestern left their positions after being scrutinized in campus newspapers.

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We Know Where New Weight Loss Drugs Came From, but Not Why They Work

Every so often a drug comes along that has the potential to change the world. Medical specialists say the latest…

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Superconductor Scientist Faces Investigation as a Paper Is Retracted

The Latest A prominent physics journal on Tuesday retracted a materials science paper that has garnered scrutiny. One of its…

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Addiction Treatment Eludes More Than Half of Americans in Need

About 30 percent of Americans have been addicted to opioids or have a relative who has been, researchers also reported.

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Does Information Affect Our Beliefs?

New studies on social media’s influence tell a complicated story.

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Enslaved African Americans in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives

The analysis marks the first time historical DNA has been used to trace the descendants and distant cousins of enslaved…

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The Story of the Student Journalist and the Stanford President

There are many rabbit holes on the internet not worth going down. But a comment on an online science forum…

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Biden Administration Moves to Ban Funding for Wuhan Lab

A memo said an official suspension of funding to the lab, which has not received any U.S. money since 2020,…

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The Cosmos Is Thrumming With Gravitational Waves, Astronomers Find

Radio telescopes around the world picked up a telltale hum reverberating across the cosmos, most likely from supermassive black holes…

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From Energy Drinks to Extending Life? Supplement Slows Aging in Mice and Monkeys

Taurine helped stave off death in laboratory animals, but researchers cautioned that the supplement is not a magic elixir.

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