Jumping is a common training challenge and is usually attention-seeking behaviour. We inadvertently “teach” our dogs to jump up on us by rewarding them each time they do so. Whether…
Day: April 19, 2024
What Banning Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho Means for Doctors Like Me
On April 24, the Supreme Court will hear arguments weighing whether Idaho politicians have the power to block doctors from giving emergency medical care to patients experiencing pregnancy complications—a case…
Why Taylor Swift’s Music Makes Us So Emotional
A suggestion for the masses: Now would be a good time to check in on your favorite Taylor Swift fan. After months of feverish anticipation, the superstar delivered her 11th…
Can You Eat Cicadas? Yes, and Here’s How to Catch, Clean, and Cook Them
Get ready to see cicadas everywhere. More than a trillion of the critters are expected to surface in parts of the United States this year in a rare co-emergence event…
Harnessing Digital Innovation to Unlock Cancer Discoveries
By DOUG MIRSKY & BRIAN GONZALEZ What if digital innovations could be the key to reducing the burden of cancer? CancerX was founded in 2023 as part of the Cancer…
COVID Patient’s Infection Lasts Record 613 Days—and Accumulated Over 50 Mutations
A Covid-19 patient with a weakened immune system incubated a highly mutated novel strain over 613 days before succumbing to an underlying illness, researchers in the Netherlands found. The patient,…