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Brain Structure That Filters Consciousness Identified
Our conscious awareness may be governed by a structure deep in the brain
Whooping Cough Killed Two Children. Here’s How to Protect Kids
The bacterial infection pertussis has sparked an uptick in cases nationwide and has caused two deaths in Louisiana
Utah’s Decision to Ban Fluoride Is a Bad Move for Kids
Becoming the first state to ban fluoride is going to cost Utah, both financially and dentally
Google DeepMind Taught Itself to Play Minecraft
The Dreamer AI system of Google's DeepMind reached the milestone of mastering Minecraft by ‘imagining’ the future impact of possible decisions
Tornado Damage Surveys Are a Crucial Tool for Understanding These Dangerous Storms
Damage surveys provide crucial information about when, where and how strong U.S. tornadoes are to better understand disaster risk
FEMA to Halt Billions in Grants for Disaster Protection, Internal Memo Says
An internal FEMA memo says the agency is canceling future and existing grants that help states and tribes prepare for floods, tornadoes and other disasters
Google, X and Facebook Are Modern-Day Tobacco Companies
Just as tobacco companies knew they were poisoning people, today’s social media titans knowingly poison our politics, peddling lies and stoking angry divides for profit
The Download: what Trump’s tariffs mean for climate tech, and hacking AI agents
The Kakeya Conjecture, a Decades-Old Math Problem, Is Solved in Three Dimensions
For a long time, the Kakeya conjecture, which involves rotating an infinitely narrow needle, kept mathematicians guessing—until now