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What is ‘Scromiting’? ER Doctors Are Seeing it More
—Anastassiya Bezhekeneva—Getty ImagesRecreational cannabis use is now legal in 24 U.S. states. After Illinois legalized it, in 2020, James Swartz started to keep an eye out for any changes...
Personality Is Linked to Genes, New Study Finds
Many, many genes—more than were identified in this study—are probably involved, influencing a variety of pathways in the brain, Nivard says. “That must be the case, given how diffuse...
E.U. Chief Says Alleged Russian Drone Plot Had ‘Hallmarks of State-Sponsored Terrorism’
Wadephul announced retaliatory measures, relaying that Germany intends to close the Russian consulate in Bonn from Sep. 18. The lease for the Russian House in Berlin, an institute showcasing...
U.S. Mint Begins Selling Trump $1 Coins. Are They Legal?
The resulting question of legality centers on whether the Mint satisfied the statute by providing the CCAC an opportunity to review the designs—or whether the law required an actual...
The Danger of Ignoring Nepal
And finally, the people who live in these mountains and the billions who depend on the water flowing from them deserve a voice in climate policy. Nepal should be...
Kaushik Kappagantulu’s Greenhouse in a Box Is Aiding India’s Farmers
Sensing a systemic problem that needed addressing, Kappagantulu pivoted to agriculture. In 2015, he launched an agri-tech enterprise called Kheyti, which means farming in Hindi. The goal was to...
Zoox’s Aicha Evans Is Reimagining Urban Mobility
"We are in the people-moving space, and we happen to use self-driving technology to realize the vision," Evans says. She believes the experience of driving should be a bit...
Saket Soni Wants to Protect the Workers Rebuilding Communities After Disaster
"Go to any fire- or hurricane- or flood-hit town in America, and you'll see the labor shortage," says Soni. "Even if the money comes, if the workers aren't there...
How Mike Schultz’s Prosthetics Are Powering Paralympians
When he began using a prosthetic leg soon thereafter, its limitations were obvious. “The first one I got was a basic free-swing hinge,” Schultz recalls. “It would swing when...
How Eloy van Hal’s ‘Dementia Village’ Is Transforming Patient Care
When van Hal arrived at the “very ugly institutional building” practicing this model of care that preceded Hogeweyk, he helped launch a pilot program focused on giving the residents...
