Is methylene blue really a brain booster? A pharmacologist explains the science

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The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called methylene blue that is being sold as a health supplement. Over the past five or 10 years, methylene blue has come to be touted online as a so-called nootropic...

Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation

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President Donald Trumps critics often accuse him of harboring authoritarian ambitions. Journalists and scholars have drawn parallels between his leadership style and that of strongmen abroad. Some Democrats warn that the...

We asked over 8,700 people in 6 countries to think about future generations in decision-making, and this is what we found

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People often prioritize the well-being of family, friends and neighbors, as they feel a closeness emotionally and share the same temporal context. But they overlook how people born decades or centuries from now may suffer...

Peace has long been elusive in rural Colombia – Black women’s community groups try to bring it closer each day

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Its been almost nine years since Colombia celebrated a landmark peace agreement between one guerrilla group and the government, and three years since President Gustavo Petro vowed total peace. But in reality, the countrys...

A bottlenose dolphin? Or Tursiops truncatus? Why biologists give organisms those strange, unpronounceable names

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Most people would call it a field mouse, but a scientist would ask, Was it Peromyscus maniculatus? Or Peromyscus leucopus? Scientists use a system of complicated-sounding names to refer to everyday creatures, a practice...

It’s miller moth season in Colorado – an entomologist explains why they’re important and where they’re headed

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It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths. Colorado is home to thousands of species of moths, many of which are hatching out from a winter of...

Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut

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Over the past several days, NASAs ambitious space exploration plans have experienced major setbacks. First, on May 30, 2025, newly released budget documents revealed the extent of the significant budget and personnel cuts...