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Stunning, Hours-Long Solar Flare Unleashes Plasma Blob

Stunning, Hours-Long Solar Flare Unleashes Plasma Blob

SIN Jul 19, 2023 0 4

A trio of solar flares from a departing sunspot include one major flare that las...

Alzheimer's Drug Donanemab Helps Most When Taken Early in Disease

Alzheimer's Drug Donanemab Helps Most When Taken Early ...

SIN Jul 19, 2023 0 34

An Alzheimer’s drug that attacks the protein amyloid does not work as well in pe...

Deep-Sea Mining Can Chase off Marine Life for Months

Deep-Sea Mining Can Chase off Marine Life for Months

SIN Jul 18, 2023 0 4

Even small deep-sea mining operations can have a significant effect on marine li...

Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts

Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts

SIN Jul 18, 2023 0 7

Earth-based analogs are opening new frontiers in studies of the superdense inter...

Mammals Preyed on Much Larger Dinosaurs, a Stunning New Fossil Reveals

Mammals Preyed on Much Larger Dinosaurs, a Stunning New...

SIN Jul 18, 2023 0 22

An extraordinary fossil captures the moment when a hungry mammal attacked a dino...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Have Affirmative Action Solutions. But They Need Help

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Have Affir...

SIN Jul 18, 2023 0 5

The Supreme Court undermined affirmative action at prestige universities. We nee...

How Dangerous Are Soccer Concussions? They May Cause Lasting Damage

How Dangerous Are Soccer Concussions? They May Cause La...

SIN Jul 18, 2023 0 5

As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, repeated concussions and head injuries ...

Cities Use Spikes to Keep Birds Away. Birds Are Using Them in Nests

Cities Use Spikes to Keep Birds Away. Birds Are Using T...

SIN Jul 18, 2023 0 5

Researchers across Europe have found bizarre nests bristling with the sharp meta...

Female Physicists Aren't Represented in the Media--And This Lack of Representation Hurts the Field

Female Physicists Aren't Represented in the Media--And ...

SIN Jul 18, 2023 0 31

The Manhattan Project wouldn’t have been possible without the work of many accom...

Phoenix Roasts in Record-Breaking 110-Plus-Degree Heat, with No End in Sight

Phoenix Roasts in Record-Breaking 110-Plus-Degree Heat,...

SIN Jul 18, 2023 0 5

The Phoenix area has withered for a month under triple-digit temperatures that e...

Dolphins and Whales Will Never Evolve Back into Land Animals

Dolphins and Whales Will Never Evolve Back into Land An...

SIN Jul 17, 2023 0 6

Scientists have discovered that once mammals, such as dolphins or orcas, have be...

Should We Care About AI's Emergent Abilities?

Should We Care About AI's Emergent Abilities?

SIN Jul 17, 2023 0 29

Here's how large language models — or LLMs — actually work.

Chatbot Honeypot: How AI Companions Could Weaken National Security

Chatbot Honeypot: How AI Companions Could Weaken Nation...

SIN Jul 17, 2023 0 29

AI chatbots blur the line between intimacy and secrecy, posing risks for users w...

Robotic Bees Could Support Vertical Farms Today and Astronauts Tomorrow

Robotic Bees Could Support Vertical Farms Today and Ast...

SIN Jul 17, 2023 0 2

The buzzy industry of robotic pollinators is setting its sights on indoor farms ...

Death Valley Could Set a World Record Hot Temperature

Death Valley Could Set a World Record Hot Temperature

SIN Jul 15, 2023 0 28

The temperature in Death Valley could rise above 130 degrees Fahrenheit this wee...

Climate Change Threatens U.S. Nuclear Strike Capability

Climate Change Threatens U.S. Nuclear Strike Capability

SIN Jul 15, 2023 0 5

A new report says flooding and heat waves exacerbated by climate change could co...

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