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Massive Sun Outburst Smacks NASA Spacecraft

Massive Sun Outburst Smacks NASA Spacecraft

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 2

If it had hit Earth, this coronal mass ejection could have caused continent-scal...

Working Remotely Can More Than Halve an Office Employee's Carbon Footprint

Working Remotely Can More Than Halve an Office Employee...

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 23

By not going into the office, an at-home worker can cut greenhouse emissions in ...

Satellite Internet Companies Could Help Break Authoritarianism

Satellite Internet Companies Could Help Break Authorita...

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 2

In Iran and elsewhere, governments restrict Internet access to restrict freedoms...

This Insect-Sized Robot Can Carry 22 Times Its Own Weight

This Insect-Sized Robot Can Carry 22 Times Its Own Weight

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 17

The four-legged miniature machine is powered by tiny explosions

Ada Limón's Poem for Europa, Jupiter's Smallest Moon

Ada Limón's Poem for Europa, Jupiter's Smallest Moon

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 2

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón discusses her involvement in NASA's Europa Clipper ...

Why There's a Serious Cancer Drug Shortage, and How to Fix It

Why There's a Serious Cancer Drug Shortage, and How to ...

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 2

The recent national shortage in chemotherapy drugs points to a need to overhaul ...

Florida's Attacks on Education Threaten Science

Florida's Attacks on Education Threaten Science

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 20

Laws that gut science classes of social context and inclusive design jeopardize ...

Here's How to Actually Keep Kids and Teens Safe Online

Here's How to Actually Keep Kids and Teens Safe Online

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 24

Controversial policy proposals such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are mak...

Climate Change Is Hindering Global Growth and Prosperity, U.N. Says

Climate Change Is Hindering Global Growth and Prosperit...

SIN Sep 16, 2023 0 2

In the five decades between 1970 and 2021, extreme climate events caused more th...

Dams Worldwide Are at Risk of Catastrophic Failure

Dams Worldwide Are at Risk of Catastrophic Failure

SIN Sep 15, 2023 0 21

Here’s why disasters like Libya’s dam collapses happen and how to prevent them

Life-Changing Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Wins $3-Million Breakthrough Prize

Life-Changing Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Wins $3-Million...

SIN Sep 15, 2023 0 2

A trio of scientists who developed the combination drug Trikafta are among the w...

'Budget Ozempic' Weight-Loss Trend Raises Safety Concerns

'Budget Ozempic' Weight-Loss Trend Raises Safety Concerns

SIN Sep 15, 2023 0 4

The new social media trend “budget Ozempic” promotes laxatives and stool softene...

Why Japan Is Building Its Own Version of ChatGPT

Why Japan Is Building Its Own Version of ChatGPT

SIN Sep 15, 2023 0 1

Some Japanese researchers feel that AI systems trained on foreign languages cann...

How the Woolly Bear Caterpillar Does Something Pretty Amazing to Survive the Winter

How the Woolly Bear Caterpillar Does Something Pretty A...

SIN Sep 15, 2023 0 3

Caterpillars can’t regulate their body temperatures, so they have to come up wit...

Forgotten Memories May Remain Intact in the Brain

Forgotten Memories May Remain Intact in the Brain

SIN Sep 15, 2023 0 1

Everyday lapses in memory can be a part of learning

How Schadenfreude Is Poisoning U.S. Politics

How Schadenfreude Is Poisoning U.S. Politics

SIN Sep 15, 2023 0 1

Partisan desires to see opponents harmed has created a vibrant demand for promis...

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