Science

Harvard professor calls out ‘lie’ of needing 8 hours of sleep a night, says it’s Industrial Era ‘nonsense’
Health

Harvard professor calls out ‘lie’ of needing 8 hours of sleep a night, says it’s Industrial Era ‘nonsense’

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Being mean to ChatGPT can boost its accuracy, but scientists warn that you may regret it in a new study exploring the consequences
AI

Being mean to ChatGPT can boost its accuracy, but scientists warn that you may regret it in a new study exploring the consequences

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October 30, 2025
Colin Balfour, a sophomore studying robotics engineering, flies a small drone at a simulated night flight at a laboratory at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Worcester, Mass.
Innovation

These tiny ‘bat bots’ can see in the dark, fly through smoke, and might save your life one day

By Holly Ramer and The Associated Press
October 30, 2025
A female doctor encourages a young woman with cancer by holding hands on the patient's bed.
AI

The U.S. just bet $1 billion that AI supercomputers can turn most cancers from ‘death sentences’ to ‘manageable conditions’ within 8 years

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October 28, 2025
Women’s health is an ‘economic blind spot.’ Data is the key to reframing the conversation
Conferences

Women’s health is an ‘economic blind spot.’ Data is the key to reframing the conversation

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October 21, 2025
An illustration of a software window with an "X" over the cloud storage icon, suggesting unavailability or disconnection. (Vadim Sazhniev/Getty Images)
Newsletters

The AWS outage felt ’round the world’

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October 21, 2025
Fred Ramsdell
Success

Nobel Prize winner was hiking in Yellowstone with phone set to airplane mode. He’ll keep doing it for work-life balance

By Stefanie Dazio, Adithi Ramakrishnan and The Associated Press
October 8, 2025
brewers
Health

The gut science of sports: Fandom triggers ’emotional eating’ and sometimes peer pressure to eat the thing you really shouldn’t

By Aaron Mansfield and The Conversation
October 8, 2025
Jane Goodall
Success

Jane Goodall was my mentor and friend, inspiring my career change when I was a 23-year-old former NFL cheerleader

By Mireya Mayor and The Conversation
October 2, 2025
British primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist Jane Goodall poses for a portrait in New York to promote the Disneynature film, "Born in China", April 7, 2017.
Law

Jane Goodall was ‘remarkably calm’ about her death and called it ‘the next big adventure,’ musician Moby recalls

By Tammy Webber, Hallie Golden and The Associated Press
October 2, 2025
Jane Goodall looking straight ahead
Success

Jane Goodall made a name for herself with no degree, no experience: She got a job as a waitress and saved ‘every penny’ on a one-way ticket to Africa

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October 2, 2025
Jane Goodall inspired generations of girls—and transformed her field for women in science
Newsletters

Jane Goodall inspired generations of girls—and transformed her field for women in science

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October 2, 2025
Kirk Perry
Investing

‘This team is guided by science’: Kenvue chief hits back at Trump and RFK Jr.’s Tylenol autism claims in memo to 20,000 employees

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October 1, 2025
RFK Jr.’s planned report linking Tylenol to autism crashes shares of parent company Kenvue
Health

RFK Jr.’s planned report linking Tylenol to autism crashes shares of parent company Kenvue

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September 8, 2025
In this photo provided by Mass General Brigham, multiple surgeons in blue scrubs are handling tools to perform a pig kidney transplant. The patient is not shown in the photo.
Health

American man who volunteered for an experimental pig kidney transplant is off dialysis and wants to ‘give some people some hope’

By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated Press
September 8, 2025

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