Exposure to flame retardants is causing US kids to lose millions of IQ points. They're more damaging than lead or mercury.

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Exposure to flame retardants is causing US kids to lose millions of IQ points. They're more damaging than lead or mercury.
 
 
Exposure to flame retardants is causing US kids to lose millions of IQ points. They're more damaging than lead or mercury.
 
Exposure to pesticides and flame retardants resulted in a total loss of nearly 190 million IQ points among children from 2001 to 2016.
 
 
 
 
 
Here's why writing things out by hand makes you smarter
 
 
Here's why writing things out by hand makes you smarter
 
Want to remember more of what you're trying to learn? The pen is mightier than the keyboard, since it's a better tool for engaging your brain.
 
 
 
 
 
Trump went on another rambling rant at a Milwaukee rally about 'worthless' new dishwashers, weak showers, and lightbulbs that 'make you look orange'
 
 
Trump went on another rambling rant at a Milwaukee rally about 'worthless' new dishwashers, weak showers, and lightbulbs that 'make you look orange'
 
Trump used his rally in Milwaukee to target efficiency standards and what he said was their effect on dishwashers, toilets, and lightbulbs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
A 17-year-old intern at NASA discovered a new planet on his 3rd day on the job
 
 
A 17-year-old intern at NASA discovered a new planet on his 3rd day on the job
 
Wolf Cukier, who had just finished his junior year in high school, discovered TOI 1338 b, the first circumbinary planet ever found at NASA.
 
 
 
 
 
Photos of the abandoned Fukushima exclusion zone show wild animals thriving, despite lingering radiation
 
 
Photos of the abandoned Fukushima exclusion zone show wild animals thriving, despite lingering radiation
 
The incident forced the evacuation of more than 150,000 people across 440 square miles, but animals near the abandoned towns seem to be thriving.
 
 
 
 
 
A second planet might orbit the closest star to the sun, and astronomers think it's a super-Earth
 
 
A second planet might orbit the closest star to the sun, and astronomers think it's a super-Earth
 
Astronomers think the planet, called Proxima c, is a super-Earth that formed far from the icy region where scientists think such worlds are born.
 
 
 
 
 
A top investor at a $400 million VC firm predicts 2020 will be the year that prescription weight-loss treatments get sold online, just like Viagra
 
 
A top investor at a $400 million VC firm predicts 2020 will be the year that prescription weight-loss treatments get sold online, just like Viagra
 
Ambar Bhattacharyya thinks that companies are likely to start offering the weight-loss treatments online, after a virtual doctor visit.
 
 
 
 
 
32 award-winning underwater photos reveal a troupe of tiny seahorses, a hot-pink sea slug, and fish living in beer bottles
 
 
32 award-winning underwater photos reveal a troupe of tiny seahorses, a hot-pink sea slug, and fish living in beer bottles
 
The images that took first place in the Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition showcase the beauty and drama of ocean life.
 
 
 
 
 
A rare chemical that helped DNA form may have come to Earth on comets from newborn stars, astronomers find
 
 
A rare chemical that helped DNA form may have come to Earth on comets from newborn stars, astronomers find
 
Phosphorus is key in forming DNA, but the element is rare in the universe. Astronomers found molecules forming with the element around newborn stars
 
 
 
 
 
A nurse's viral TikTok video urging abstinence is sparking conversations about other times medical professionals have been 'patronizing' or shown prejudice
 
 
A nurse's viral TikTok video urging abstinence is sparking conversations about other times medical professionals have been 'patronizing' or shown prejudice
 
The video has over 5 million views on Twitter, and it's prompting people to talk about judgement and prejudice in the medical profession.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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