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The Green Star State
Cheap renewable energy could position Texas to become a major producer of clean hydrogen fuel.
by Shaw, Jonathan
Climate Change’s Crippling Costs
The impact on global GDP is likely six times greater than previously estimated.
by Erin O'Donnell
Redefining Obesity
For obesity patients, improved treatments and a nuanced understanding of the disease may lead to better health.
by Chris Berdik
How Schizophrenia Resembles the Aging Brain
The search for schizophrenia’s biological basis reveals an unexpected link to cellular changes seen in aging brains.
by Ann Thomas
Vision and Justice
How photographs promote social justice
by Nina Pasquini
AI as Cancer Oracle?
How is artificial intelligence (AI) being used for cancer detection and prevention?
by Daniel Oberhaus
Private Equity and the Practice of Medicine
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals are owned by private equity firms—does monetizing medicine affect the quality of care?
by Colleen Walsh
Diversifying Diet
A little-known diet improves cardiovascular health through several distinct mechanisms.
by Nina Pasquini
Computational Control of a Living Brain?
How an AI agent learned to guide an animal to food—and what it might mean for Parkinson’s patients.
by Shaw, Jonathan
Fictions about the Forces Driving Migration
Glenda Carpio on the new migration narrative
by Nina Pasquini
Controlling AI Influence over Consumers
When pricing algorithms take advantage of an individual’s ignorance, legal scrutiny is in order.
by Max J. Krupnick