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Do Video Doorbells Really Prevent Crime?

Do Video Doorbells Really Prevent Crime?

SIN Dec 14, 2023 0 3

More people are using doorbell cameras and sharing the footage with the police, ...

Cats Play Fetch, Too--But Only on Their Own Terms

Cats Play Fetch, Too--But Only on Their Own Terms

SIN Dec 14, 2023 0 22

Retrieving isn’t just for dogs, but the emerging science of cat play can’t fully...

This Filipina Physicist Helped Develop a Top Secret Weapon

This Filipina Physicist Helped Develop a Top Secret Weapon

SIN Dec 14, 2023 0 25

Emma Unson Rotor worked on the proximity fuze, a groundbreaking piece of World W...

The Mars Sample Return Mission Is at a Dangerous Crossroads

The Mars Sample Return Mission Is at a Dangerous Crossr...

SIN Dec 14, 2023 0 2

Mars Sample Return has always been an expensive, high-risk, high-reward project....

A Rare Visual Disorder Twists Faces Out of Shape

A Rare Visual Disorder Twists Faces Out of Shape

SIN Dec 14, 2023 0 6

New studies unlock the mysteries of prosopometamorphopsia, a disorder that disto...

Buying Used Tech This Holiday Season Can Avert Human Rights Abuses

Buying Used Tech This Holiday Season Can Avert Human Ri...

SIN Dec 14, 2023 0 2

Here’s how to buy ethical tech and keep conflict minerals in the ground

Dog 'Language Geniuses' Are Rare but Apparently Real

Dog 'Language Geniuses' Are Rare but Apparently Real

SIN Dec 14, 2023 0 16

A subset of exceptional pooches can identify by name more than 100 different obj...

How To Keep AI From Stealing the Sound of Your Voice

How To Keep AI From Stealing the Sound of Your Voice

SIN Dec 14, 2023 0 2

A new technology called AntiFake prevents the theft of the sound of your voice b...

Road Map for U.S. Particle Physics Wins Broad Approval

Road Map for U.S. Particle Physics Wins Broad Approval

SIN Dec 13, 2023 0 2

A major report plotting the future of U.S. particle physics calls for cuts to th...

COP28 Climate Summit Deal Called 'Historic.' Now Countries Must Follow Through

COP28 Climate Summit Deal Called 'Historic.' Now Countr...

SIN Dec 13, 2023 0 23

The COP28 climate talks in Dubai ended with a deal to curb the use of fossil fue...

Electric Vehicle Owners Are Not Driving Enough--And That's Bad

Electric Vehicle Owners Are Not Driving Enough--And Tha...

SIN Dec 13, 2023 0 2

Used car buyers and the U.S. government need to dive into the marketplace to del...

Is Cannabis Bad for Teens? Data Paint a Conflicting Picture

Is Cannabis Bad for Teens? Data Paint a Conflicting Pic...

SIN Dec 13, 2023 0 2

Ten years after cannabis was first legalized for recreational use in adults, sci...

Researchers Just Created the World's First Permafrost Atlas of the Entire Arctic

Researchers Just Created the World's First Permafrost A...

SIN Dec 13, 2023 0 5

The Arctic Permafrost Atlas, which took years to create, is both beautiful and s...

Electric Vehicle Owners Are Not Driving Enough (And That's Bad)

Electric Vehicle Owners Are Not Driving Enough (And Tha...

SIN Dec 13, 2023 0 29

Used car buyers and the U.S. government need to dive into the marketplace to del...

This Flying Frog Spends Its Youth Masquerading as Poop

This Flying Frog Spends Its Youth Masquerading as Poop

SIN Dec 13, 2023 0 1

These froglets disguise themselves as feces to gross out potential predators unt...

Hottest Survivable Temperatures Are Lower Than Expected

Hottest Survivable Temperatures Are Lower Than Expected

SIN Dec 13, 2023 0 2

Researchers say the primary “wet-bulb temperature” method for measuring dangerou...

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