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The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’

The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’

SIN Feb 19, 2025 0 26

What happens in your mind when insight strikes?

Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ Space Weapons Plan Ignores Physics and Fiscal Reality

Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ Space Weapons Plan Ignores Physics ...

SIN Feb 19, 2025 0 22

Proposed U.S. space defenses against hypersonic nuclear missiles are unnecessary...

Science Crossword: Creative Bursts

Science Crossword: Creative Bursts

SIN Feb 19, 2025 0 18

Play this crossword inspired by the March 2025 issue of Scientific American

Exoplanet Census Identifies ‘Missing Planets’ Gap

Exoplanet Census Identifies ‘Missing Planets’ Gap

SIN Feb 19, 2025 0 22

Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range thr...

Government Agencies, Universities, Nonprofits Pause Critical Work Over Trump Administration Executive Orders

Government Agencies, Universities, Nonprofits Pause Cri...

SIN Feb 19, 2025 0 20

America's status as a global science leader is in doubt as the administration fr...

World’s Most Accurate Clocks Could Redefine Time

World’s Most Accurate Clocks Could Redefine Time

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 37

Atomic clocks are more accurate than those used to define the second, suggesting...

Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 26

Color blindness; the end of fire

Which Knot Is Stronger? Humans Aren’t Great Judges

Which Knot Is Stronger? Humans Aren’t Great Judges

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 26

People are surprisingly bad at guessing knot strength, a study found

The Elusive Brain Science of ‘Aha! Moments’

The Elusive Brain Science of ‘Aha! Moments’

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 36

What happens in your mind when insight strikes?

Broken Legs and Ankles Heal Better If You Walk on Them within Weeks

Broken Legs and Ankles Heal Better If You Walk on Them ...

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 14

Using crutches for months is largely a thing of the past. Early weight-bearing h...

Immigration Fuels Innovation in Science to Make the U.S. More Competitive

Immigration Fuels Innovation in Science to Make the U.S...

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 22

The U.S. will need more than one million STEM workers in the next 10 years to st...

Poem: ‘(origins, positrons)’

Poem: ‘(origins, positrons)’

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 23

Science in meter and verse

A Fascinating Sparrow, Aha! Moments and Local Flowers

A Fascinating Sparrow, Aha! Moments and Local Flowers

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 20

Astronomers search for missing planets, a salty food movement takes hold, and it...

The Future of Food May Depend on Crops, Such as Quinoa, That Thrive in Salty Soils

The Future of Food May Depend on Crops, Such as Quinoa,...

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 21

Halophytes that thrive in increasingly saline soils could help feed people and l...

Math Puzzle: Follow the Calculator Clues

Math Puzzle: Follow the Calculator Clues

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 27

Decode the clues from a broken calculator in this math puzzle

Quantum Simulation Shows How Universe-Destroying ‘Bubbles’ Could Grow

Quantum Simulation Shows How Universe-Destroying ‘Bubbl...

SIN Feb 18, 2025 0 21

Physicists are finding new ways to model false vacuum decay, a terrifying, albei...

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