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2023's Mind-Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences

2023's Mind-Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences

SIN Dec 28, 2023 0 25

This year the explosion of interest in AI had a profound impact on how experts i...

Zapping the Vagus Nerve Could Relieve Some Long COVID Symptoms

Zapping the Vagus Nerve Could Relieve Some Long COVID S...

SIN Dec 28, 2023 0 3

Ongoing research shows electrical vagus nerve stimulators could relieve some lon...

The Human Body Is Bags, Bags and More Bags

The Human Body Is Bags, Bags and More Bags

SIN Dec 27, 2023 0 5

Your brain might be like a computer, and your digestive system like a tube, but ...

Coming Soon: The Biggest Biodiversity Issues of 2024

Coming Soon: The Biggest Biodiversity Issues of 2024

SIN Dec 27, 2023 0 27

Low-carbon fertilizer, printable DNA, bird-bashing buildings and a dozen other t...

Extreme Weather Has Long-Term Health Consequences

Extreme Weather Has Long-Term Health Consequences

SIN Dec 27, 2023 0 2

Authorities must take proactive measures to mitigate the damaging effects of ext...

The Most Important Climate Stories of 2023 Aren't All Bad News

The Most Important Climate Stories of 2023 Aren't All B...

SIN Dec 27, 2023 0 5

In 2023 climate news was a mixed bag: we saw unrelenting heat but also glimmers ...

Talking to Animals using Artificial Intelligence

Talking to Animals using Artificial Intelligence

SIN Dec 27, 2023 0 2

Advanced sensors and artificial intelligence could have us at the brink of inter...

Rift over N95 Use Puts Health Workers at Risk Again

Rift over N95 Use Puts Health Workers at Risk Again

SIN Dec 26, 2023 0 3

Critics push back on proposed CDC guidelines that they say leave health care fac...

Now There Are Better Ways Than BMI Charts to Assess Health Risks

Now There Are Better Ways Than BMI Charts to Assess Hea...

SIN Dec 26, 2023 0 2

The body mass index is flawed, and medicine now has better options to measure ob...

A Hunt for Sterile Neutrinos Could Unlock Deep Cosmic Secrets

A Hunt for Sterile Neutrinos Could Unlock Deep Cosmic S...

SIN Dec 26, 2023 0 19

The Short-Baseline Neutrino Program will try to determine once and for all wheth...

7 Weird Animal Behaviors That Amazed Us in 2023

7 Weird Animal Behaviors That Amazed Us in 2023

SIN Dec 26, 2023 0 2

From fish that dance to “see” to frogs disguised as poop to boat-attacking kille...

Poem: 'Baby Crocodile'

Poem: 'Baby Crocodile'

SIN Dec 25, 2023 0 2

Science in meter and verse

Calling Our Times the 'Anthropocene Epoch' Matters Dearly to You

Calling Our Times the 'Anthropocene Epoch' Matters Dear...

SIN Dec 25, 2023 0 4

The name Anthropocene means human activity is profoundly changing our environmen...

EV Batteries Are Dangerous to Repair. Here's Why Mechanics Are Doing So Anyway

EV Batteries Are Dangerous to Repair. Here's Why Mechan...

SIN Dec 25, 2023 0 2

Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources, but challenges are ho...

Why Does Fruitcake Last So Long?

Why Does Fruitcake Last So Long?

SIN Dec 25, 2023 0 1

The holiday fruitcake is a timeless dessert—literally

Adapting Crops for Extreme Weather

Adapting Crops for Extreme Weather

SIN Dec 25, 2023 0 2

Do wild varieties of overlooked grains, fruits and vegetables hold the key to de...

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