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Smart Soil, Smell Preferences, Mars Moss
Today, you’ll learn about the smart soil that gives plants a massive boost even when they’re watered less, how our love of certain odors could be mor…
1 year, 6 months ago
Larynx Transplant, Sleep Studies, Mammal Brains
Today, you’ll learn about the first ever total larynx transplant that gave one cancer patient his voice back, a new way to conduct gold-standard slee…
1 year, 6 months ago
Super Synchronizers, Quantum Compass, Seabirds & Cyclones
Today, you’ll learn about the so-called super synchronizers who are super attractive to potential partners, a new quantum compass that could one day …
1 year, 6 months ago
Rejection Prediction, Cool Fabric, Serotonin & Fertility
Today, you’ll learn about a new way for doctors to use neural networks - or AI - to figure out the risks of organ transplants in individual patients,…
1 year, 6 months ago
Epilepsy Preventer, Tiny 3D Printer, Acts of Kindness
Today, you’ll learn about how an existing blood pressure drug might prevent epilepsy, the pint-sized 3D printer that can print inside your body, and …
1 year, 6 months ago
Sunk Cost Fallacy, Wheat Genes, Sweat Monitor
Today, you’ll learn about the part of the brain that keeps us focused on our goals - even when it would be better to quit, a massive discovery of los…
1 year, 7 months ago
Out-Of-Body Experience, Brain Cell Computing, Cheese & Aging
Today, you’ll learn about the amazing transformative power of an out-of-body experience, how scientists want to use brain cells to do their computing…
1 year, 7 months ago
Maternal Bonds, Jumping Leeches, Urban Birds
Today, you’ll learn about how moms helped us evolve to live longer, the jumping leeches of Madagascar, and how cities affect bird diversity.
Matern…
1 year, 7 months ago
Kidneys & Space, Boxing Pride, Art & The Artist
Today, you’ll learn about the effect of space on our kidneys, how a simple display of pride can win a fight, and bad news for artists we know bad thi…
1 year, 7 months ago
Stroke Blood Test, Hate Speech Monitoring, Healthy Chocolate
Today, you’ll learn about a potential breakthrough in stroke detection, how AI could help put a lid on online hate speech and create safer spaces, an…
1 year, 7 months ago