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This is the first picture of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way

The center of our galactic home

By Loren Grush

Behind the expert testimony in the ‘Fitbit murder’ trial

Keith Diaz was asked to testify about the accuracy of the devices

By Nicole Wetsman

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Google hires former FDA digital health leader

By Nicole Wetsman

FDA: fluvoxamine doesn’t treat COVID-19 — and here’s 27 pages why

By Nicole Wetsman

Over half of US properties face at least some wildfire risk

By Justine Calma

Scientists create algae computer powered by photosynthesis

By James Vincent
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SIDS study shows the risks of science hype

By Nicole Wetsman

Safe sleep

Starlink now available to ship immediately in 32 countries

By Jon Porter
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Watch astronomers reveal a ‘groundbreaking discovery’ of the Milky Way galaxy

By Loren Grush

NASA’s InSight lander detects largest ‘marsquake’ yet on Red Planet

By Loren Grush

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Google relaxes ban on stem cell therapy ads

By Nicole Wetsman

Telehealth startup Cerebral under investigation over prescriptions for controlled substances

By Nicole Wetsman

A pig virus may have contributed to the death of first pig heart transplant patient

By Nicole Wetsman

Cycle-tracking apps stand behind their privacy policies as Roe teeters

By Nicole Wetsman

SpaceX successfully returns four astronauts from International Space Station

By Loren Grush

The looming demise of Roe ties healthcare even more firmly to employers

By Nicole Wetsman

What does the future of abortion look like?

By Lux Alptraum

Watch a swarm of drones autonomously track a human through a dense forest

By James Vincent
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Mental health app privacy language opens up holes for user data

By Nicole Wetsman

Amazon-owned PillPack settles DOJ insulin lawsuit for $6 million

By Nicole Wetsman

Why fossil fuel companies see green in Bitcoin mining projects

By Justine Calma

Rocket Lab catches falling rocket with a helicopter — then drops it in the ocean

By Loren Grush

Department of Energy boosts domestic battery supply chain with billions in funding

By Justine Calma

What a billion square feet of warehouses looks like

By Justine Calma

Mental health apps have terrible privacy protections, report finds

By Nicole Wetsman

California takes on Big Plastic over recycling myths

By Justine Calma

Mars helicopter spots wreckage from Perseverance landing

By Jasmine Hicks

A dog’s breed doesn’t determine much about its behavior

By Nicole Wetsman

A VR company is using an artificial patient group to test its chronic pain treatment

By Nicole Wetsman

A warming world gives viruses more chances to hitchhike from species to species

By Justine Calma

How Moon Knight plays into Hollywood’s obsession with dissociative identity disorder

By Charles Pulliam-Moore

Hollywood obsession with DID is bigger than Moon Knight

One in five reptile species threatened with extinction

By Justine Calma

SpaceX successfully launches latest crew of astronauts to the space station for NASA

By Loren Grush

Wearables are too expensive for groups underrepresented in medical research

By Nicole Wetsman

Go read this report about the virtual doctors at an NFT clinic who can’t legally give medical advice

By Emma Roth
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The future is increasingly a disaster zone, new report warns

By Justine Calma

China announces plans for a new asteroid-deflecting mission

By Mary Beth Griggs

First private mission to the ISS splashes down off Florida coast

By Loren Grush

Research on COVID-detecting smartwatches still hasn’t panned out

By Nicole Wetsman