Blockbuster weight-loss drugs slashed from NC state plan over ballooning costs
The plan spent $102M on the weight-loss drugs last year, 10% of total drug costs.
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We keep making the same mistakes with spreadsheets, despite bad consequences
Errors with spreadsheets are not only frustrating but can have serious consequences.
Gotta go? We’ve finally found out what makes urine yellow
The yellow color comes from bacteria metabolizing waste from red blood cells.
Air pollution from Canada’s tar sands is much worse than we thought
Oil operations release vast quantities of damaging particles and noxious compounds.
Measles is “growing global threat,” CDC tells doctors in alert message
Since December, there have been 23 measles cases in the US, including two outbreaks.
Tens of thousands of pregnancies from rape occurring in abortion-ban states
States with bans logged 10 or fewer legal abortions per month, despite rape exceptions.
What would the late heavy bombardment have done to the Earth’s surface?
Early in Earth's history, bombardment by enormous asteroids was common.
AI will increase the number and impact of cyberattacks, intel officers say
Ransomware is likely to be the biggest beneficiary in the next 2 years, UK's GCHQ says.
Aluminum mining waste could be a source of green steel
After the extraction, the remaining waste is less harmful to the environment.
The puzzling case of a baby who wouldn’t stop crying—then began to slip away
After doctors figured it out, the 8-week-old infant eventually made a full recovery.
Inside the making of National Geographic’s A Real Bug’s Life docuseries
Awkwafina tells their stories as various bugs struggle to survive in harsh habitats.
The White House has its own pharmacy—and, boy, was it shady under Trump
It wasted $750K during the Trump years and freely handed out Ambien and Provigil.
Urban agriculture’s carbon footprint can be worse than that of large farms
Saving on the emissions associated with shipping doesn't guarantee a lower footprint.
Fungi join the list of organisms that can control when ice forms
What's the advantage of triggering ice formation? It's not entirely clear.
The Milky Way will probably devour all the tiny galaxies that surround it
The rapid disruption of smaller galaxies suggests they lack a bit of dark matter.
