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A ‘Double Brood’ of Periodical Cicadas Will Emerge in 2024

The U.S. will see two adjacent broods of periodical cicadas emerge this spring

Sunlight-Dimming Climate Schemes Need Worldwide Oversight

As the climate crisis intensifies, experiments to “cool the planet” by reflectin...

Microplastics Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death

People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more lik...

How the Seven Bridges of Königsberg Spawned New Math

Are you smarter than an 18th-century Prussian?

Lead from Old Paint and Pipes Is Still a Deadly Hazard ...

Protecting people from lead poisoning requires developing and using powerful tests

These Invasive Ants Are Changing How Lions Hunt

On the African savanna, a single invasive ant species has upset the delicate bal...

Meet the Real-life Versions of Dune’s Epic Sandworms

A Dune-loving worm paleontologist makes the case that worms have been just as im...

Biden’s State of the Union Promises Big Job Gains from ...

President Biden made big promises about what his climate and energy agenda could...

Lead from Old Paint and Pipes Is Still a Deadly Hazard ...

Protecting people from lead poisoning requires developing and using powerful tests

Paying Attention to Sensations Can Help Reset the Mind

Learning to observe bodily sensation is a powerful strategy for improving mental...

How Arguments that Embryos Are People Pose a Threat to IVF

Designating an IVF embryo as a person reveals the radical impact of an extreme a...

How Big Is Space?

The scale of the cosmos exceeds the bounds of human comprehension. But that does...

NASA’s Hopes for Space Solar Power Are Looking Dim

Exorbitant launch costs and daunting engineering challenges make the dream of sp...

The First Amphibian Known to Beg Its Mother for Milk Is...

Surprisingly, the young of limbless amphibians called ringed caecilians stimulat...

Extreme Summer Heat Threatens Coral Replanting Effort

A marine heat wave last year undercut efforts to regrow coral reefs off Florida’...

Deepwater Sharks Are Threatened by Demand for Liver Oil

One in seven species of deepwater sharks and rays is threatened with extinction ...

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