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Jumping spiders seem to recognise each other if they have met before

Jumping spiders seem to recognise each other if they ha...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 13

Regal jumpers, a type of jumping spider, appear to be less interested in each ot...

Bad Science and Bad Statistics in the Courtroom Convict Innocent People

Bad Science and Bad Statistics in the Courtroom Convict...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 2

Science, statistics and expert testimony are crucial in securing justice. But th...

Hubble Captures a Cluster in the Cloud

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 2

This striking Hubble Space Telescope image shows the densely packed globular clu...

Astronomers Spy First Star-Forming Disk beyond the Milky Way

Astronomers Spy First Star-Forming Disk beyond the Milk...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 1

No one has ever seen a newborn star feeding on its natal disk anywhere outside o...

55 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2023

55 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2023

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 3

The best fiction, nonfiction, history and sci-fi books Scientific American staff...

Cats Can Hide Their Pain--But Not from AI

Cats Can Hide Their Pain--But Not from AI

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 2

Machine-learning software gets behind the inscrutable feline face and may improv...

The moon may enter a new geological period thanks to human activity

The moon may enter a new geological period thanks to hu...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 2

Humans have been altering the lunar surface since the first Soviet probe in 1959...

This mathematical trick can help you imagine space-time

This mathematical trick can help you imagine space-time

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 21

Visualising space-time can be a mind-melting exercise, but mathematician Manil S...

We now know why we find some jokes funny - thanks to Seinfeld

We now know why we find some jokes funny - thanks to Se...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 23

Scientists have a better understanding of how we enjoy jokes after monitoring pe...

MAF Status 2022-07-07 08:54

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 2

2022-07-07 08:54 Current Status: Open – HURCON V The Michoud Assembly Facility (...

World predicted to break 1.5°C warming limit for first time in 2024

World predicted to break 1.5°C warming limit for first ...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 2

There is a reasonable chance 2024 will be the first year in which the average gl...

NASA Selects Contractors for Ground Support Equipment F...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 2

NASA has selected the following companies for a multiple award, indefinite-deliv...

November Retirements

November Retirements

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 1

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The World Got Failing Grades on Climate Action. Here's How COP28 Aims to Fix That

The World Got Failing Grades on Climate Action. Here's ...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 3

The main negotiations at the COP28 climate meeting will aim to address how count...

Honeyguide birds respond to special calls from human honey-hunters

Honeyguide birds respond to special calls from human ho...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 2

Honey-hunters from several African cultures use different sounds to communicate ...

Ancient climate analysis suggests CO2 causes more warming than thought

Ancient climate analysis suggests CO2 causes more warmi...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 2

A reconstruction of 66 million years of climate history indicates global tempera...

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