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Why Cicadas Power Spray Their Pee

Why Cicadas Power Spray Their Pee

SIN Mar 19, 2024 0 26

Thirsty cicadas produce more powerful jets of urine than some mammals

How Wild Animals Actually Responded to Our COVID Lockdowns

How Wild Animals Actually Responded to Our COVID Lockdowns

SIN Mar 19, 2024 0 28

The COVID lockdowns and the subsequent reemergence of humans had some surprising...

Florida’s Surgeon General Shows the Danger of Politicizing of Medicine

Florida’s Surgeon General Shows the Danger of Politiciz...

SIN Mar 19, 2024 0 16

Florida state surgeon general Joseph Ladapo’s rejection of evidence-based policy...

As Extreme Heat and Smoke Threaten U.S. Farmworkers, Federal Health Leaders Evaluate Protections

As Extreme Heat and Smoke Threaten U.S. Farmworkers, Fe...

SIN Mar 19, 2024 0 21

Leaders of the Department of Health and Human Services will meet throughout the ...

People with ‘Havana Syndrome’ Show No Brain Damage or Medical Illness

People with ‘Havana Syndrome’ Show No Brain Damage or M...

SIN Mar 19, 2024 0 40

The largest and most comprehensive studies of ‘Havana Syndrome’ point to stress ...

Why People Aged 65 and Older Should Get a Spring COVID Vaccine

Why People Aged 65 and Older Should Get a Spring COVID ...

SIN Mar 19, 2024 0 28

Older people are particularly vulnerable to COVID and should get another vaccine...

Want to Work for the American Climate Corps? Applications Open Next Month

Want to Work for the American Climate Corps? Applicatio...

SIN Mar 19, 2024 0 22

Biden is calling on Congress for an additional $8 billion in funding for the Ame...

The Great Debate: Could We Ever Travel through Time?

The Great Debate: Could We Ever Travel through Time?

SIN Mar 18, 2024 0 21

Our space and physics editors go head-to-head over a classic mind-bending question.

Why You Should Listen when Your Child Cries ‘Not Fair!’

Why You Should Listen when Your Child Cries ‘Not Fair!’

SIN Mar 18, 2024 0 41

Children need patient adults and lots of practice to understand fairness, justic...

Too Much Trust in AI Poses Unexpected Threats to the Scientific Process

Too Much Trust in AI Poses Unexpected Threats to the Sc...

SIN Mar 18, 2024 0 27

It’s vital to “keep humans in the loop” to avoid humanizing machine-learning mod...

The Science behind Humpback Whales’ Eerie Songs

The Science behind Humpback Whales’ Eerie Songs

SIN Mar 16, 2024 0 20

Scientists have long wondered how baleen whales make their songs, and a new stud...

Most Astronauts Get ‘Space Headaches.’ Scientists Want to Know Why

Most Astronauts Get ‘Space Headaches.’ Scientists Want ...

SIN Mar 16, 2024 0 36

Headaches are a common and recurring problem in space, even for astronauts that ...

Astronomers Are Snapping Baby Pictures of Planets by the Dozen

Astronomers Are Snapping Baby Pictures of Planets by th...

SIN Mar 15, 2024 0 24

Snapshots of a plethora of planet-forming disks offer more than just eye candy—t...

Ancient Malaria Genome from Roman Skeleton Hints at Disease’s History

Ancient Malaria Genome from Roman Skeleton Hints at Dis...

SIN Mar 15, 2024 0 34

Genetic information from ancient Roman remains is helping to reveal how malaria ...

Pregnancy and Childbirth Reshape the Brain in Profound, Sometimes Lasting Ways

Pregnancy and Childbirth Reshape the Brain in Profound,...

SIN Mar 15, 2024 0 19

A study of more than 100 birthing parents showed that pregnancy and birth cause ...

A ‘Havana Syndrome’ Investigation in Congress Rests on Politics, Not Science

A ‘Havana Syndrome’ Investigation in Congress Rests on ...

SIN Mar 15, 2024 0 23

Lawmakers should look in the mirror if they want answers to who hyped dubious re...

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