Eating animal fat increases stroke risk — while vegetable fat may decrease it
Not all fat is the same, the new study suggests.
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Not all fat is the same, the new study suggests.
Another step towards a working fusion reactor.
It's already saved thousands of women from cancer.
Although lab-grown meat hasn't even been FDA approved, the industry seems ready to take off.
It's always best to be prepared, especially when it comes to asteroids.
Asteroids are pretty, at least from afar.
A single molecule controls a switch from worker to queen.
They could teach us how to do it as well.
It's the first time NASA has grown hot peppers in space -- and they're apparently delicious.
Exoplanet composition may be much more varied and weird than we thought.
Your daily actions can have important consequences on the other side of the world.
Yes, it's very rare, but it does seem to happen.
It's an approach employed by several different species.
The world's richest promised "meaningful and effective actions" to curb climate change -- but we've heard promises before.
It's extremely dangerous, often leads to complications, and it's not even a true tattoo.
How much do we have to worry about the new "Delta plus" strain?
Turns out, incentivizing people to eat out wasn't the way to go.
The prayer roll is one of only a few dozen of its kind still in existence, and it sheds new...
The architecture of over 400 sites, built over a period of 2,000 years, has been revealed.
Two microphones are helping us explore the Red Planet acoustically.
We may be stuck with yearly COVID-19 waves from now on. But understanding patterns can help us be better prepared...
We still don't know how long the immunity lasts, but this is excellent news.
We should all be extra careful with what type of sunscreen you use.
It had barbed limbs, a poisonous tail, and measured about a meter in length.
Outside of Earth, Europa is one of the places most likely to host life in our solar system.
Algorithms could help usher in a new material revolution.
Ancient aliens may have not found Venus that appealing.
This could be surprisingly useful for employers.
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by human activity were influencing the global climate since the early 20th century, a study reports....
It was one of the most violent eruptions in human history.
We're still only starting to discover the effects of gut bacteria on human health.
The evidence supporting plant-based diets grows stronger and stronger.
This device could help keep cars on track even without using a GPS.
This gives it a surprisingly human-like intuition.
The entirety of Twitch has now been leaked for free.
New technologies are helping us discover old structures.
Have you been getting enough sleep? Or are you prepared to face the consequences?
The project will put America back on the laser map.
The food that restaurants and consumers waste is also important -- but more loss happens before the food is ever...
There's a recent resurgence of interest for psychedelic drugs, and extreme cases can be very valuable for researchers.
Most traffic jams are unnecessary and can be avoided, a duo of mathematicians claim.
Non-electric cars are increasingly becoming a rarity in Norway.
Social media giants are finally taking important steps against misinformation.
The move is part of a larger effort to cleanse biology of derogatory names -- and no one wants to...
If you needed another reason to consider an electric car -- here it is.
A very useful tool for forest management.
A funeral home ad has an unlikely positive effect.
If anything, more violence was directed against the protesters.
"We’re documenting the destruction of the world’s most beautiful and valuable ecosystems, and it’s impossible to remain emotionally detached."
The hexagon is surprisingly present in many parts of nature.