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NASA Detects 'Heartbeat' from Voyager 2 Spacecraft after Losing Contact

NASA Detects 'Heartbeat' from Voyager 2 Spacecraft afte...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 1

A glitch may have silenced NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft until mid-October—but a “...

Science Corrects Itself, Right? A Scandal at Stanford Says It Doesn't

Science Corrects Itself, Right? A Scandal at Stanford S...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 5

What does it take to correct the scientific record? And who—and what—stands in t...

Your Genes May Influence What You Like to Eat

Your Genes May Influence What You Like to Eat

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 44

New research identifies genome areas linked to dietary patterns and our taste fo...

The Ukraine War Is an Environmental Catastrophe with Global Consequences

The Ukraine War Is an Environmental Catastrophe with Gl...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 18

When it’s time to rebuild, we must prioritize more sustainable and resilient inf...

Space Debris Will Block Space Exploration Unless We Start Acting Sustainably

Space Debris Will Block Space Exploration Unless We Sta...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 1

We need satellites and rocket bodies designed with an end-of-life plan to keep s...

Unregulated AI Will Worsen Inequality, Warns Nobel-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz

Unregulated AI Will Worsen Inequality, Warns Nobel-Winn...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 2

A Nobel laureate in economics explains how artificial intelligence will affect i...

U.S. Looks to Mongolia, Wedged between China and Russia, for Critical Minerals

U.S. Looks to Mongolia, Wedged between China and Russia...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 23

All routes out of the landlocked country touch China or Russia, presenting diplo...

How to Roll a Joint Perfectly, According to Science

How to Roll a Joint Perfectly, According to Science

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 3

Scientists used a smoking machine — complete with a 3d-printed mouthpiece — to f...

Does Barbie Affect Body Image? What the Science Shows

Does Barbie Affect Body Image? What the Science Shows

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 2

A clinical health psychologist talks about Barbie’s influence on how women and g...

These Salamanders Steal Genes And Can Have Up To Five Extra Sets of Chromosomes

These Salamanders Steal Genes And Can Have Up To Five E...

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 5

The genus of uni-sexual salamanders appear to be the only creatures in the world...

This Quantum Fluid Freezes When Heated

This Quantum Fluid Freezes When Heated

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 2

Physicists finally understand why heating a supercold quantum fluid freezes it i...

Did Earth's Water Come from Meteorites?

Did Earth's Water Come from Meteorites?

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 4

At least some of our planet’s water was carried here by hydrogen-rich space rock...

Humans Can Spot Tiny Numerical Differences

Humans Can Spot Tiny Numerical Differences

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 2

Where is the line between knowing and guessing?

New Robot Hand Works by Feel, Not Sight

New Robot Hand Works by Feel, Not Sight

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 2

These simple sensors let a robot function by touch alone, allowing it to manipul...

Discovery of Elusive 'Einstein' Tile Raises More Questions Than It Answers

Discovery of Elusive 'Einstein' Tile Raises More Questi...

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 3

A surprisingly simple answer to a mathematical puzzle intrigues the math world

Munching Bugs Gave the First Mammals an Edge

Munching Bugs Gave the First Mammals an Edge

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 1

Early mammals got ahead by eating insects

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