More effective GLP1s like retatrutide have the potential to help more people, like those who are not responsive to current options. But the high rates of weight loss also raise important questions. @beebrookshire.bsky.social expertly reports for @sciam.bsky.social
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New-generation GLP-1 drugs, such as retatrutide, are achieving higher rates of weight loss. How much weight is too much and too fast to lose?
Wemby’s height gives him an advantage in blocking and rebounding, but how does the tallest player in the NBA keep hitting all those threes?
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Wemby’s height gives him an advantage in blocking and rebounding, but how does the tallest player in the NBA keep hitting all those threes?
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NASA unveils its first moon base rovers and landers
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"a sort of lunar coming-out party for Jeff Bezos’ rocket firm, Blue Origin, whose Mark 1 lunar cargo lander will ferry two missions"
A near-miss incident and a deadly chemical accident in a single week have affected thousands and drawn scrutiny to federal rules around risk management at chemical plants
A near-miss incident and a deadly chemical accident in a single week have affected thousands and drawn scrutiny to federal rules around risk management at chemical plantswww.scientificamerican.com
At an event at NASA Headquarters event, space agency officials unveiled the first rovers and landers headed to the future site of its planned lunar south pole outpostwww.scientificamerican.com
Researchers in Tanzania say state-backed efforts to build tourism infrastructure at some of the most unique and precious ancient human archeological sites are imperiling them for the future. My latest on @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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A new investigation alleges that official organizations in Tanzania have imperiled the country's artifacts and remains at four critical human heritage sites they were supposed to protect
As the grandchild of a man who kept pigeons for years in his pal's shed (until he got pigeon fancier's lung ☹️), I couldn't help but edit this!!! New on @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-ne...
Breaking: The Artemis III crew has been announced! NASA, SpaceX and Blue Origin also gave some juicy new details on what to expect for the 2027 mission. Read on @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
NASA’s Artemis III crew includes three NASA astronauts and one European Space Agency astronaut
How animals use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate is one of biology’s biggest unsolved mysteries. This study proposes a totally new source for the sixth sense
Things I learned: Researchers gave LSD to autistic children in the 1960s 😶
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The Trump administration has fast-tracked research into psychedelics, and experts say it is likely a matter of time before the drugs are used to treat minors
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Back in April, Pres. Trump signed an executive order fast tracking psychedelic research. If approved, it's only a matter of time before those drugs will be used to treat minors. In fact, there's already a trial underway in Sweden to see if psilocybin can be used to treat anorexia.