In the new movie “Whalefall,” a scuba diver has a very bad day in the guts of a sperm whale. Could it actually happen?

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Neuroscientist Mary-Frances O’Connor explores what happens in the brain when you experience grief and why it’s a struggle to accept loss. The following is an excerpt from The Grieving Brain: The ...

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A new mRNA flu vaccine promises a closer match to circulating flu strains. But dysfunction at federal health agencies is ...