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This Hellish Alien World’s Skies May Create an Eerie Rainbow ‘Glory’ Effect

This Hellish Alien World’s Skies May Create an Eerie Ra...

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 35

The atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-76b may rain iron and form a strange, rainbow-l...

Your Metabolism May Contain Health Clues

Your Metabolism May Contain Health Clues

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 27

An elite athlete’s metabolism mostly looks different from that of a person with ...

Feeling Angry? Chilling Out Helps More Than Blowing Off Steam

Feeling Angry? Chilling Out Helps More Than Blowing Off...

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 20

When anger strikes, decreasing arousal is more likely to reduce aggression than ...

A Veteran Eclipse Chaser Explains the Thrill of Totality

A Veteran Eclipse Chaser Explains the Thrill of Totality

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 43

Kate Russo has seen 13 total solar eclipses, and even she isn't ready for this one.

The Milky Way Illuminated Ancient Egypt’s Goddess of the Sky

The Milky Way Illuminated Ancient Egypt’s Goddess of th...

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 47

Astronomical simulations and ancient Egyptian texts show the Milky Way was linke...

The Solar Eclipse Is Almost Here: Everything You Need to Know

The Solar Eclipse Is Almost Here: Everything You Need t...

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 26

Here’s how to pick a viewing spot, stay on top of the weather and pack the right...

New Books Help Parents Explain Climate Disasters to Kids

New Books Help Parents Explain Climate Disasters to Kids

SIN Apr 6, 2024 0 17

Books are becoming a key part of disaster recovery, helping toddlers—and their p...

What Causes Earthquakes in the Northeast like the Magnitude 4.8 One in New Jersey?

What Causes Earthquakes in the Northeast like the Magni...

SIN Apr 6, 2024 0 51

Earthquakes in the Northeast are usually too small to feel, but larger temblors ...

Renewable Energy Shatters Records in the U.S.

Renewable Energy Shatters Records in the U.S.

SIN Apr 6, 2024 0 56

The U.S. has never had as much wind, solar and hydropower. But experts say it’s ...

Earthquake Shakes New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, and More

Earthquake Shakes New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylva...

SIN Apr 6, 2024 0 20

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Lebanon, N.J., at 10:23 A.M. EDT. Shaking...

How Ancient Humans Studied—And Predicted—Solar Eclipses

How Ancient Humans Studied—And Predicted—Solar Eclipses

SIN Apr 6, 2024 0 24

Dragon bones, mysterious carvings and simple math reveal ancient eclipses

AI Chatbots Will Never Stop Hallucinating

AI Chatbots Will Never Stop Hallucinating

SIN Apr 5, 2024 0 26

Some amount of chatbot hallucination is inevitable. But there are ways to minimi...

How Do Periodical Cicadas Know When to Emerge?

How Do Periodical Cicadas Know When to Emerge?

SIN Apr 5, 2024 0 23

Periodical cicadas have a clever hack to help them figure out when to emerge aft...

It’s Never Too Late to Take Climate Action

It’s Never Too Late to Take Climate Action

SIN Apr 5, 2024 0 46

The depiction of the climate crisis as a cliff—once we fall off the edge, it’s g...

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Shows that People Don’t Know What They Don’t Know

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Shows that People Don’t Know ...

SIN Apr 5, 2024 0 25

David Dunning explains how people can avoid overestimating their own knowledge, ...

Three Times Eclipses Eclipsed Previous Science

Three Times Eclipses Eclipsed Previous Science

SIN Apr 5, 2024 0 51

Total solar eclipses have set the stage for major scientific advancements—everyt...

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