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How a dire shortage of video game consoles helped prove that gaming boosts mental health

In the early days of the COVID lockdown, Hiroyuki Egami was desperate to get his hands on a Nintendo Switch.He already had...

How do Olympic skateboarders catch serious airtime? Physicists crunched the numbers

Skateboarders call it “pumping,” and it’s a skill that both Olympic medalists and aspiring thrashers use to build launch speed from...

Wildfire smoke increases dementia risk more than other forms of air pollution, landmark study finds

Exposure to wildfire smoke increases the odds of being diagnosed with dementia even more than exposure to other forms of air pollution,...