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In 1969, a controversial experiment used amphetamines to induce psychosis in healthy volunteers—changing our understanding of ...

At the University of South Florida’s Engineering Expo, visitors can control a robotic catapult using nothing but their ...

Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed ...

A bizarre, record-breaking neutrino detected in 2023 may have originated from an exploding primordial black hole—a relic from ...

Fermented foods aren’t on the fringe of the culinary scene anymore, exploding into a $63.3 billion industry across the U.S.

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This week in Woo! Science, the approach of Easter means marshmallow Peeps. So, why not take them to the physics lab? And to ...