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In January, toymaker Mattel released the very first autistic Barbie doll. She’s wearing a loose purple dress and headphones. Her eyes are slightly averted, and she’s holding a communication tablet and a fidget spinner — all outward signs that represent …

February 7, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm What watching the Super Bowl does to your health Watching sporting events like the Super Bowl can influence our brains and bodies—and not always in a good way By …

The effects of depression may infiltrate your very bones – and conversely, your bones may send penetrating messages all the way back to your brain. This two-way street is a captivating new field of research that could be crucial in …

Nasal sprays target flu viruses at their main point of entry into the body Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images An antibody nasal spray has shown promise for protecting against flu in preliminary human trials, after first being validated in mice and monkeys. …

A bacteria-only sugar has become the Achilles’ heel that could help defeat deadly superbugs. Australian scientists have created a promising new approach for fighting deadly bacteria that no longer respond to antibiotics. The team designed antibodies that latch onto a …

A new study examining how memory functions in the brain suggests that different kinds of remembering may rely on the same brain regions. Instead of using separate neural pathways to retrieve different types of information, the brain appears to activate …

Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a dense tropical forest. The objective: map thousands of square miles, including the ground beneath the canopy, in fine detail within …

Refresh 2026-01-31T16:48:13.998Z Artemis 2 fueling test to begin preps tonight (Image credit: Space.com / Josh Dinner) Good morning, Space Fans! Today is Saturday, Jan. 31 and tonight NASA is gearing up to to begin its first fueling test for the …

In the first weeks of January 2025, Michael Anestis and his team at Rutgers University’s New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center were watching something unexpected unfold. The same adults they’d surveyed just before the November election were reporting changed intentions …

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