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New ‘Unconscious’ Therapies Could Help Treat Phobias

New ‘Unconscious’ Therapies Could Help Treat Phobias

SIN Oct 29, 2024 0 29

These therapies dampen fears absent direct exposure—no need to be in the room wi...

Wildfires Are Moving Faster and Causing More Damage

Wildfires Are Moving Faster and Causing More Damage

SIN Oct 29, 2024 0 54

A small number of fast-moving wildfires cause almost all the property damage by ...

Plans to Destroy the International Space Station Preview a Bigger Orbital Junk Problem

Plans to Destroy the International Space Station Previe...

SIN Oct 28, 2024 0 26

A special spacecraft will guide the space station through Earth’s atmosphere, bu...

An Enormous Meteorite, Bird Flu in Washington State and a Troubling Scurvy Case Study

An Enormous Meteorite, Bird Flu in Washington State and...

SIN Oct 28, 2024 0 37

We cover a 3.26-billion-year-old meteorite impact, the spread of bird flu and a ...

Shaken Baby Syndrome Has Been Discredited. Why Is Robert Roberson Still on Death Row?

Shaken Baby Syndrome Has Been Discredited. Why Is Rober...

SIN Oct 26, 2024 0 27

Convicted of a crime that never happened, Roberson’s case is a prime example of ...

These Are the Rumors and Misinformation to Watch for on Election Day

These Are the Rumors and Misinformation to Watch for on...

SIN Oct 25, 2024 0 31

We can anticipate many false claims as we approach the U.S. presidential electio...

Climate Goal “Will Be Dead Within a Few Years” Unless World Acts, UN Warns

Climate Goal “Will Be Dead Within a Few Years” Unless W...

SIN Oct 25, 2024 0 32

The world is well on track to blow past a goal of limiting global warming to 1.5...

Iconic Bird of American Horror Stories Faces Its Own Terrifying Fate

Iconic Bird of American Horror Stories Faces Its Own Te...

SIN Oct 25, 2024 0 26

The Whip-Poor-Will’s shrill, death-proclaiming song populates the works of Steph...

This Is Your Robot Brain on Mushrooms

This Is Your Robot Brain on Mushrooms

SIN Oct 25, 2024 0 25

New rolling, hopping robots navigate via fungus

The Unsettled Science behind Weight-Loss Drugs for Teens

The Unsettled Science behind Weight-Loss Drugs for Teens

SIN Oct 25, 2024 0 34

Wegovy and similar weight-loss medications are becoming widely prescribed for te...

The Surprising Story of How Peaches Became an Icon of the U.S. Southeast

The Surprising Story of How Peaches Became an Icon of t...

SIN Oct 25, 2024 0 29

The Spanish brought peaches to the U.S., but Indigenous peoples spread the fruit...

Treat or Trick? Astronomical Objects Are Beautiful—And Creepy

Treat or Trick? Astronomical Objects Are Beautiful—And ...

SIN Oct 25, 2024 0 23

If you’ve ever seen faces in clouds, these heavenly entities will leave you haunted

Celebrating Spooky Lake Month with Its Creator Geo Rutherford

Celebrating Spooky Lake Month with Its Creator Geo Ruth...

SIN Oct 25, 2024 0 30

An open body of water can be particularly eerie. It’s part of what led creator a...

Hurricane Helene Disrupted Abortion Care in the South

Hurricane Helene Disrupted Abortion Care in the South

SIN Oct 25, 2024 0 30

Damage from Hurricane Helene forced the only abortion clinic in western North Ca...

These Hornets Can Thrive on Just Alcohol without Getting Buzzed

These Hornets Can Thrive on Just Alcohol without Gettin...

SIN Oct 25, 2024 0 26

Social wasps can hold their liquor

The Forgotten Developer of Tamoxifen, a Lifesaving Breast Cancer Therapy

The Forgotten Developer of Tamoxifen, a Lifesaving Brea...

SIN Oct 24, 2024 0 27

Her name was on the patent for tamoxifen, but Dora Richardson’s story was lost u...

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