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Scientists Find 26 Genetic Clues Behind Fibromyalgia
For decades, people with fibromyalgia have faced a brutal question alongside the pain: if nothing shows up on a scan, how can anyone prove something is wrong? Now, the largest genetic study of fibromyalgia ever conducted has produced evidence pointing firmly toward biology, giving researchers a much clearer direction for understanding the condition. The international…
Two Men Were Found Alive After Nine Days Trapped Inside A Flooded Nepal Tunnel
For nine days, rescuers searching a flooded tunnel in Nepal had been given no reason to believe anyone was still alive inside. The Trishuli 3A hydropower site had been devastated after a glacier-linked flood sent water, rock and mud through the valley, leaving hundreds of workers missing across several hydropower projects. Then, on the morning…
The CEO Who Slashed His $1.1 Million Salary To Pay Workers $70,000 Says The Decision Changed His Life
A conversation during a hike in the Cascade mountains left Dan Price questioning a decision many executives would never consider. A former girlfriend told him she was working 50 hours a week across two jobs and still struggling after her rent increased by $200 a month. She had served 11 years in the military, including…
Two School Employees Fired After Recorder Captures Comments About Autistic Boy
Milissa Davis knew something was wrong with her 12-year-old son, but Camden could not explain what was happening at school. He had severe autism and difficulties with communication, so when his behavior suddenly changed, his mother was left trying to piece together the reason. Camden had started wetting the bed again, appeared anxious and became…
Trump Says AI Needs One Thing To Keep It In Check: A ‘High IQ’ President
Donald Trump has offered a strikingly simple answer to growing fears about artificial intelligence: America does not need more AI guardrails if it has the right president in charge. The president made the claim while pushing back against warnings from technology executives and researchers who say increasingly powerful AI systems could create serious risks if…
More Than 20 Percent Of Americas Butterflies Have Vanished In Two Decades
For every five butterflies that could have been seen across the United States in 2000, researchers estimate that only four remain today. A massive national analysis has found that butterfly abundance dropped 22% between 2000 and 2020, with some species suffering losses of more than 90%. The study brings together decades of observations from scientists…
Squirmy and Grubs Reveal They Are Expecting Their First Baby
Shane and Hannah Burcaw spent years documenting the difficult road toward becoming parents, including fertility treatment that ended in disappointment. Now, after keeping their biggest secret private for half of the pregnancy, the couple behind Squirmy and Grubs has finally revealed that they are expecting their first child. Hannah is 20 weeks pregnant, with the…
New Bone Regeneration Technology Could Reduce Painful Graft Surgeries
For some children born with cleft lip and palate, repairing a gap in the jaw can mean taking healthy bone from their own hip and moving it somewhere else. Researchers in Australia have now developed a tiny biodegradable material that could eventually encourage the body to rebuild that missing bone itself. The early results are…
Baby Born Without A Nose Became Famous For His Infectious Smile
Brandi McGlathery expected the first sight of her newborn son to bring the usual rush of relief and happiness. Instead, when she held him for the first time, she noticed something she had never imagined seeing. Her son, Timothy Eli Thompson, had been born without a nose. His condition was extraordinarily rare, but it was…
Congress Takes On The Companies Controlling Americas Seeds
For generations, farmers could save seeds from one harvest and use them to plant the next. Now, a new congressional proposal is taking aim at the legal protections that have helped major agricultural companies control how some commercially important seeds are used. Representatives Jim McGovern and Greg Casar have introduced the Fair Seeds for Farmers…