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We keep making the same mistakes with spreadsheets, despite bad consequences

EnlargeAndreyPopov via Getty Spreadsheet blunders aren’t just frustrating personal inconveniences. They can have serious consequences. And in the last few years alone,...

When the natural gas industry used the playbook from Big Tobacco

EnlargeLew Robertson via Getty Images In 1976, beloved chef, cookbook author, and television personality Julia Child returned to WGBH-TV’s studios in Boston...

Air purifiers aren’t enough to clean your home from wildfire smoke

Enlarge / San Francisco City view through the haze of smoke as seen from Treasure Island on September 20, 2023.Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty...

Psychedelics plus psychotherapy can trigger rapid changes in the brain

Enlarge / New research hints at how psychedelics can trigger rapid, lasting change.wildpixel/Getty Images The human brain can change—but usually only slowly...

T cells burn out just a few hours after encountering cancer tumors

Enlarge / This microscopy image shows a cytotoxic T cell (blue) attacking a cancer cell (green) by releasing toxic chemicals (red).Alex Ritter, Jennifer Lippincott...

Long-forgotten frozen soil sample offers a warning for the future

Enlarge / Water and sediment pour off the melting margin of the Greenland ice sheet.Jason Edwards/Getty Images About 400,000 years ago, large...

Why we’re “interviewing” captive birds to find the best to release into the wild

Enlarge / The Bali myna is an endangered and protected bird species bred by several conservation societies to preserve its population in the wild.Johannes...

How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts

Enlarge / Heavy rain from a series of atmospheric rivers flooded large parts of California from late December 2022 into early January 2023.Anadolu Agency/Getty...

Heart doctor explains what could have caused Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest

One heart doctor explains that usually when a healthy athlete experiences sudden cardiac arrest, the cause is one of two more common conditions. WASHINGTON...

Darknet markets generate millions in revenue selling stolen personal data

EnlargePeach_istock via Getty Images It is common to hear news reports about large data breaches, but what happens once your personal...

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