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How a New AI Model Helps Volcanic History Rise from the Ashes

How a New AI Model Helps Volcanic History Rise from the...

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 27

Volcano detectives use artificial intelligence to sleuth out ancient secrets in ...

Overconfidence Can Blindside Science and Society Alike. Here's How Not to Get Fooled

Overconfidence Can Blindside Science and Society Alike....

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 20

The tale of how the "backfire effect" ultimately, itself, backfired, and the "pr...

Online Age Verification Laws Could Do More Harm Than Good

Online Age Verification Laws Could Do More Harm Than Good

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 48

More U.S. states are requiring online ID checks. A proposed French strategy aims...

How Schools Can Help Kids Reduce Racism and Prejudice

How Schools Can Help Kids Reduce Racism and Prejudice

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 26

Making schools more welcoming for all can make for a fair and just society

Walks in Green Parks Mean Stronger Immune Systems and Better Mental Health

Walks in Green Parks Mean Stronger Immune Systems and B...

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 20

Contact with nature improves physical and mental health, but greenery is not eas...

Why Feathers Are One of Evolution’s Cleverest Inventions

Why Feathers Are One of Evolution’s Cleverest Inventions

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 21

Fossil and living birds reveal the dazzling biology of feathers

Neither Plants nor Animals, These Ocean Organisms Protect Their Ecosystems against Heat Waves

Neither Plants nor Animals, These Ocean Organisms Prote...

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 20

Mixotrophs, which have characteristics of both animals and plants, could help bl...

In Matters of Scientific Debate, Follow the Houdini Rule

In Matters of Scientific Debate, Follow the Houdini Rule

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 37

Scientific expertise is typically limited and specific. When evaluating scientif...

Contributors to Scientific American’s May 2024 Issue

Contributors to Scientific American’s May 2024 Issue

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 19

Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the sto...

How Our Thoughts Shape the Way Spoken Words Evolve

How Our Thoughts Shape the Way Spoken Words Evolve

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 28

What makes a word survive or go extinct?

Everyday Noises Can Hurt Hearts, Not Just Ears, and the Ability to Learn

Everyday Noises Can Hurt Hearts, Not Just Ears, and the...

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 23

Experts describe ways to turn down the volume, from earbuds to smartphone apps t...

Scientists Discover Extensive Brain-Wave Patterns

Scientists Discover Extensive Brain-Wave Patterns

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 40

Certain brain layers specialize in particular waves—which might aid understandin...

Fiddler Crabs Unleash Special Vibrations to Attract Mates—And Deter Foes

Fiddler Crabs Unleash Special Vibrations to Attract Mat...

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 19

Social context shapes how fiddler crabs communicate by vibrating the ground unde...

‘Smart Gloves’ Teach Piano Playing through Touch

‘Smart Gloves’ Teach Piano Playing through Touch

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 27

A high-tech pair of gloves can help make learning instruments and other hands-on...

Unraveling the Secrets of This Weird Beetle’s 48-Hour Clock

Unraveling the Secrets of This Weird Beetle’s 48-Hour C...

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 21

New research examines the molecular machinery behind a beetle’s strange biologic...

The Dark Side of Nostalgia for Wild, Untouched Places

The Dark Side of Nostalgia for Wild, Untouched Places

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 27

A novel about the tensions between nature and modernity, animal social networks,...

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