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How Often Do Supernovas Strike Earth?

How Often Do Supernovas Strike Earth?

SIN May 24, 2024 0 66

A supernova showering Earth with radioactive debris is a surprisingly common cos...

Cape Cod Weighs Big-Ticket Pollution Solutions

Cape Cod Weighs Big-Ticket Pollution Solutions

SIN May 24, 2024 0 51

Toxic algal blooms are forcing Cape Cod communities to consider expensive sewer ...

Bird Flu’s Missed Clues on Dairy Farms in Texas

Bird Flu’s Missed Clues on Dairy Farms in Texas

SIN May 24, 2024 0 53

Detecting bird flu signs in dairy cows sooner could have helped staunch the viru...

Crows Rival Human Toddlers in Counting Skills

Crows Rival Human Toddlers in Counting Skills

SIN May 24, 2024 0 47

Counting crows proclaim “caw, caw, caw, caw” when staring at the number four

Cities Are Switching to Electric Vehicles Faster Than Individuals

Cities Are Switching to Electric Vehicles Faster Than I...

SIN May 24, 2024 0 28

Electric trucks and sedans have proven popular with municipal fleets, but cities...

Europe's Mars Rover Will Use New Nuclear Power Source

Europe's Mars Rover Will Use New Nuclear Power Source

SIN May 23, 2024 0 45

The radioactive unit will help to deliver Europe’s first Mars rover to the plane...

Black Hole’s Mysterious ‘Plunging Region’ Matches Einstein’s Predictions

Black Hole’s Mysterious ‘Plunging Region’ Matches Einst...

SIN May 23, 2024 0 25

For the first time, scientists observed matter’s freefall into a black hole’s “p...

What Is Wind Shear, and How Does It Shape Hurricanes?

What Is Wind Shear, and How Does It Shape Hurricanes?

SIN May 23, 2024 0 39

An atmospheric scientist explains what wind shear is and how it influences hurri...

The Artificial Intelligence Era Faces a Threat from Directed Energy Weapons

The Artificial Intelligence Era Faces a Threat from Dir...

SIN May 23, 2024 0 62

Autonomous and AI-enabled systems increasingly rely on optical and radio frequen...

Bilingual Brain-Reading Implant Decodes Spanish and English

Bilingual Brain-Reading Implant Decodes Spanish and Eng...

SIN May 23, 2024 0 41

A first-of-a-kind AI system enables a person with paralysis to communicate in tw...

Innovative Thinking Could Make New Sickle Cell Treatments More Accessible

Innovative Thinking Could Make New Sickle Cell Treatmen...

SIN May 23, 2024 0 56

The cost of new gene-based sickle cell treatments isn’t the only barrier to acce...

Are the Microplastics Found in Testicles a Health Danger?

Are the Microplastics Found in Testicles a Health Danger?

SIN May 23, 2024 0 46

Evidence shows microplastics can end up in many different organs and may harm re...

The Great Solar Storm of 2024 May Have Made the Strongest Auroras in Centuries

The Great Solar Storm of 2024 May Have Made the Stronge...

SIN May 23, 2024 0 46

Northern and southern lights produced by a recent bout of severe space weather m...

Countries Must Cut Climate Pollution, Ocean Court Rules

Countries Must Cut Climate Pollution, Ocean Court Rules

SIN May 23, 2024 0 54

In its first climate change case, the International Tribunal for the Law of the ...

A “Zombie Expert” Shares Advice on How to Survive the Apocalypse

A “Zombie Expert” Shares Advice on How to Survive the A...

SIN May 22, 2024 0 60

Cooperation theorist Athena Aktipis talks about zombies, game theory, go bags an...

This Start-Up Wants You to Put Custom Bacteria on Your Teeth

This Start-Up Wants You to Put Custom Bacteria on Your ...

SIN May 22, 2024 0 46

Lumina Probiotic has said a genetically modified microbe could prevent cavities....

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