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Diabetes

Eli Lilly commits to cap insulin prices at $35 per month

Around 1 in 6 Americans with diabetes have reported rationing insulin due to the cost, according to the CDC.

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Your earwax contains multitudes—of secrets about your health

Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

The best laptops for video editing
Laptops

The best laptops for video editing, chosen by experts

Take your editing project on the road with these powerful laptops.

A white-bellied woodstar hummingbird flying. Their colorful throat feathers are believed to help them find a mate.
Birds

This hybrid hummingbird’s colorful feathers are a genetic puzzle

It’s not a new species, but somehow two pink-feathered parents produced a golden offspring.

A person on a laptop playing with Craiyon, one of many free AI tools.
Tech Hacks

The best free AI tools you can try right now

Experience the power of a neural network right in your browser.

An artist's conception of a supermassive black hole.
Black Holes

Black hole collisions could possibly send waves cresting through space-time

These massive, violent mergers produce gravitational ripples that may dance like waves on the shore.

Desert lionesses now reign over beaches on the Skeleton Coast
Endangered Species

Desert lionesses now reign over beaches on the Skeleton Coast

As lions return to hunting fur seals on Namibia's coast, a new geofencing project tries to keep people out of the way.

A person pressing buttons on a microwave oven.
Life Skills

How to get more lemon juice, and 8 other genius microwave hacks

Ask not about the limits of your microwave, but about its endless possibilities.

From Miatas to Lamborghinis, these sports cars are meant for dirt, not asphalt
Vehicles

From Miatas to Lamborghinis, these sports cars are meant for dirt, not asphalt

At one end of the spectrum, a lift kit for a Miata costs $250. At the other, there's the $270,000 Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato.

Outdoor photo of FTC building exterior with sign
AI

The FTC has its eye on AI scammers

In a colorful post, the FTC let scammers know they are already well aware of AI exaggerations.

A view of the planet as seen from the International Space Station
Solar System

Seismologists might have identified the deepest layer of Earth’s core

The so-called 'innermost inner core' could become the latest addition to geology textbooks.

An orange HomePod Mini device sits on a wooden desk right next to a laptop, a keyboard, and an external hard drive.
Tech Hacks

You can now use your HomePod Mini as an indoor weather station

The new temperature and humidity sensor came as a surprise to HomePod Mini owners.

A person holding a shiny, clean showerhead, and you can see their reflection in it.
Life Skills

Use citric acid to clean your dishwasher and other gross household items

Cleaning solutions smell like lemon for a reason.

Smoke from the Ohio train derailment over a small house in East Palestine
Pollution

Is acid rain forming from the Ohio train derailment site?

Residents of East Palestine keep reporting health issues. Should people in other states be worried, too?

Gloved hands placing computer microchip on underneath microscope lens.
AI

Scientists eye lab-grown brains to replace silicon-based computer chips

Chips are fast approaching physical limits. Replacing them with minibrains might be the next step forward.

A glassy-winged sharpshooter rests on a leaf.
Insects

Watch these tiny bugs catapult urine with their butts

Superpropulsion is a feat of physics—and a near constant occurrence for glassy-winged sharpshooters.

Sugar on a wooden spoon.
Diseases

Popular artificial sweetener associated with risk of heart attack and stroke

Patients with high levels of erythritol in their blood were twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke.

Beaver driving construction truck with logs on back to symbolize ecosystem engineer. Illustrated in purple, yellow, and brown.
Wildlife

Beavers, snails, and elephants are top grads from nature’s college of engineering

Even your cat’s shadow might count as ‘ecosystem engineering.’

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Social Media

Spotify wants to understand your body on music

It teamed up with biometrics research company MindProber to study its users.

Why one California beach town is cracking down on balloons
Ocean

Why one California beach town is cracking down on balloons

Laguna Beach said the decision would keep litter out of the ocean and prevent potential fires.