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World's oldest evidence of habitual drug use traced back 25,000 years to Indonesia
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (616+ words) Hunter-gatherers from the last ice age sucked on betel nuts to soothe their toothaches, a new study reveals. The world's oldest known habitual drug use can be traced to an island in Indonesia, where ice age hunter-gatherers sucked on betel…...
'Drops in the ocean can make waves': How the grassroots climate movement took off in the US
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (347+ words) In 2018, calls for a Green New Deal broke into climate policy. In this excerpt from "The Carbon Wave," author Leah Stokes explores the lead-up to that moment and the wave of environmental action that followed. In this excerpt from "The…...
'The apple you eat isn't the apple your granddaughter will eat': What's on the menu in a warming world?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1010+ words) Almost every aspect of our food system will be transformed by climate change. As the planet warms, our environment will be transformed, but so will our bodies. In this series, we investigate the health impacts of climate change, focusing on…...
The Meta settlement is a start, but it's not enough to create real change — that's what we need to focus on now
2+ week, 3+ day ago (304+ words) The Meta settlement requires limited oversight of Instagram and Facebook for just five years. Making it permanent and industry-wide requires a law. Under the agreement, an independent auditor will have access to Meta's internal data and engineers, a mandate to…...
Trump's childhood vaccine order will threaten children's safety, even if it doesn't directly change policy
2+ week, 5+ day ago (771+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Archaeologists unearth a medieval nobleman buried with his horse and dog in a rare wooden tomb in Russia
3+ week, 2+ day ago (598+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
New book reveals preparations for Trinity nuclear test
3+ week, 2+ day ago (326+ words) In this excerpt from "Trinity: An Illustrated History of the World’s First Atomic Test," author Emily Seyl looks at the buildup to the 1945 test that changed history. She explores the huge effort to design experiments that would ultimately establish whether…...
'I'm not sure how such a law could be enforced': Readers react to a possible social media ban for children
3+ week, 5+ day ago (345+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Do you think social media bans will protect children?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (168+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...