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Australia is launching a large gun buyback program this November to mitigate gun violence.
08/20/2026

Australia is launching a large gun buyback program this November to mitigate gun violence.

Eight months after Bondi Beach, Australia launches largest gun buyback since Port Arthur. NSW starts November 2, offering up to A$1,000 ($700) per firearm.

Algae oil has grown in popularity as a vegan and vegetarian alternative to fish oil. But are they worth taking?
08/20/2026

Algae oil has grown in popularity as a vegan and vegetarian alternative to fish oil. But are they worth taking?

Algae oil is marketed as a vegan omega-3 source with big health promises. The research is more complicated, and less convincing than the labels suggest.

Shigellosis kills over a million people a year, but rarely gets global health coverage because of the 'poo taboo'.A new ...
08/19/2026

Shigellosis kills over a million people a year, but rarely gets global health coverage because of the 'poo taboo'.

A new vaccine may be changing that.

A shigella vaccine candidate shows 89 percent efficacy in early trials, the best result in more than a century of development attempts.

The premise behind rage workouts is that intense physical exertion gives anger somewhere to go, but a review of 154 stud...
08/19/2026

The premise behind rage workouts is that intense physical exertion gives anger somewhere to go, but a review of 154 studies covering more than 10,000 participants suggests it doesn’t work that way.

A review of 154 studies finds vigorous exercise while angry keeps the body in fight-or-flight. The activities that help are less obvious.

Rooftop rainwater may help cool cities overheated by AC units.
08/18/2026

Rooftop rainwater may help cool cities overheated by AC units.

A new study shows rooftop rainwater systems could cut both AC energy use and urban temperatures, breaking the cycle that makes cities hotter as they cool down.

Teaching kids "please" and "thank you" is important, but these 5 phrases are overlooked.
08/18/2026

Teaching kids "please" and "thank you" is important, but these 5 phrases are overlooked.

Experts say these five phrases help kids ask for help, set limits, and build the inner voice that carries them through life. Here's how to teach them.

Cleared tropical rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity within a single human generation, accordi...
08/17/2026

Cleared tropical rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity within a single human generation, according to new research from Ecuador’s Chocó region, one of the most biodiverse stretches of Pacific coast forest on the continent.

A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.

All that trimming, all those oils, and somehow your beard still has dandruff. Here's how to get some relief.
08/17/2026

All that trimming, all those oils, and somehow your beard still has dandruff. Here's how to get some relief.

Beard dandruff is more common than you think, and more treatable. Here's what dermatologists say causes it and how to clear it for good.

The sharpest images ever taken of the sun’s photosphere showed something nobody had seen before: dozens of whirlpools of...
08/14/2026

The sharpest images ever taken of the sun’s photosphere showed something nobody had seen before: dozens of whirlpools of plasma churning at the edges of magnetic regions.

The sharpest images ever taken of the sun’s surface reveal plasma whirlpools that may explain solar flares, space weather, and a decades-old mystery.

People who carry a Neanderthal version of the growth hormone receptor have, on average, 271 additional grams of muscle c...
08/14/2026

People who carry a Neanderthal version of the growth hormone receptor have, on average, 271 additional grams of muscle compared with those who don’t.

People who carry a Neanderthal version of the growth hormone receptor have, on average, 271 additional grams of muscle compared with those who don’t. People who inherited the variant from both parents tend to have more still. The finding comes from a study that cross-referenced lab experiments wit...

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