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Brood X cicadas in the Danville, Illinois, area on June 10, 2021. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribun...
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Cicadas Squirt Jets of Pee Out Their Backsides — And That’s Not Even The Weirdest Part

ByKiona Smith

“Feeding and excretion are hallmarks of life.”

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 24: In this photo illustration, the injectable weight-loss medication Wego...
Health

The Longest Clinical Trial Of The Latest Blockbuster Weight Loss Drug Shows It Is Far From Side-Effect Free

ByHannah Docter-Loeb

A recent clinical trial provides more insight into the longer term effects of Wegovy.

Happy woman in raincoat enjoying while standing on a pouring rain in nature. Copy space.
Science

La Nina Is Coming — Here's How It Could Change Your Forecast

ByPedro DiNezio and The Conversation

An atmosphere and ocean scientist explains what’s ahead.

Science

Cicadas Squirt Jets of Pee Out Their Backsides — And That’s Not Even The Weirdest Part

ByKiona Smith

“Feeding and excretion are hallmarks of life.”

Health

The Longest Clinical Trial Of The Latest Blockbuster Weight Loss Drug Shows It Is Far From Side-Effect Free

ByHannah Docter-Loeb

A recent clinical trial provides more insight into the longer term effects of Wegovy.

Science

La Nina Is Coming — Here's How It Could Change Your Forecast

ByPedro DiNezio and The Conversation

An atmosphere and ocean scientist explains what’s ahead.

Science

A Radical New Experiment Used Synthetic Quartz To Capture Artificial Heat

ByKiona Smith

The novel feat shows that channeling enough solar energy can generate industrial-grade heat.

Health

How An Organ Transplant Can Change Your Entire Personality

ByAdam Taylor and The Conversation

Recent evidence suggests that these personality changes aren’t all psychological. Biology may play a role, too.

Health

The Ultraprocessed Food Hype Is Masking This Other Major Health Predictor, 30 Years of Data Reveal

ByGary Sacks, Kathryn Backholer, Kathryn Bradbury, Sally Mackay and The Conversation

Much of the recent evidence related to ultra-processed foods tell us what we already knew.

Space

The Webb Telescope Found A Lava Planet with a Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere

ByKiona Smith

55 Cancri e is a terrible place, but at least its atmosphere isn't actually vaporized rock.

Health

The Real Reason Studying Menstrual Blood Is So Important

ByKnowable Magazine and Sneha Khedkar

Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells could have important medical applications, including diagnosing endometriosis.

Health

This Simple One-Shot Vaccine Could Protect Against a Host of Coronaviruses

ByThe Conversation and Rory Hills

It could even protect against ones yet to be identified.

Health

How Legalization Has Made Pot A Lot More Potent — And Dangerous

ByTy Schepis and The Conversation

Eventually, most adults reach a point where we realize we are out of touch with those much younger than us.