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Rubin Observatory Data Flood Will Let the Universe Alert Astronomers 10 Million Times a Night

Rubin Observatory Data Flood Will Let the Universe Aler...

SIN Jul 1, 2025 0 24

Astronomers have never had this much data available this quickly before

Summer Learning Loss Happens, but Kids Quickly Recover

Summer Learning Loss Happens, but Kids Quickly Recover

SIN Jul 1, 2025 0 23

During the summer, kids can forget some of what they learned during the school y...

World’s Oldest Rocks Confirmed in Canada

World’s Oldest Rocks Confirmed in Canada

SIN Jul 1, 2025 0 40

In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New da...

Cells Can ‘Hear’ Sounds—And Respond Genetically

Cells Can ‘Hear’ Sounds—And Respond Genetically

SIN Jul 1, 2025 0 26

Audible sound can affect gene activity in mouse cells, boosting the attachment o...

Why Did the Company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline Sue Greenpeace?

Why Did the Company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline S...

SIN Jun 30, 2025 0 27

Energy Transfer, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, sued the nonprof...

Weather Forecasters Lose Crucial Hurricane Detection Microwave Satellite Data

Weather Forecasters Lose Crucial Hurricane Detection Mi...

SIN Jun 28, 2025 0 29

Microwave satellite data are key to capturing major changes in a hurricane’s str...

Solar-Powered Slug Steals Chloroplasts and Stores Them for Emergency Food

Solar-Powered Slug Steals Chloroplasts and Stores Them ...

SIN Jun 28, 2025 0 28

A certain species of sea slug steals chloroplasts from algae and houses its cont...

Meditation’s Benefits Stretch Beyond the Person Who Meditates

Meditation’s Benefits Stretch Beyond the Person Who Med...

SIN Jun 27, 2025 0 27

Often framed as a boon for personal wellness, meditation helps us connect with a...

New Proof Dramatically Compresses Space Needed for Computation

New Proof Dramatically Compresses Space Needed for Comp...

SIN Jun 27, 2025 0 31

Surprising new work bucks 50 years of assumptions about the trade-offs between c...

Could the Solar System Lose a Planet to a Passing Star?

Could the Solar System Lose a Planet to a Passing Star?

SIN Jun 27, 2025 0 29

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, pot...

Creating Bird Flu Vaccines for Humans at a Biosecure Laboratory

Creating Bird Flu Vaccines for Humans at a Biosecure La...

SIN Jun 27, 2025 0 22

This San Antonio, Tex., lab takes biosecurity seriously. Suit up with its scient...

Does Using ChatGPT Really Change Your Brain Activity?

Does Using ChatGPT Really Change Your Brain Activity?

SIN Jun 27, 2025 0 49

Scientists warn against reading too much into a small experiment about ChatGPT a...

These Actions Could Make Vaccines Safer. But RFK, Jr., Isn’t Pursuing Them

These Actions Could Make Vaccines Safer. But RFK, Jr., ...

SIN Jun 27, 2025 0 28

Vaccines are safe, but they could always be safer—here’s what would make a diffe...

What Is Thimerosal? Why Most Vaccines Don’t Contain Mercury Anymore

What Is Thimerosal? Why Most Vaccines Don’t Contain Mer...

SIN Jun 27, 2025 0 22

Thimerosal, which contains an organic compound of mercury, has mostly been phase...

Heat Domes Are Hotter and Lingering Longer—Because of the Arctic

Heat Domes Are Hotter and Lingering Longer—Because of t...

SIN Jun 26, 2025 0 29

A rapidly warming Arctic is driving long-lasting summer extremes, such as this m...

A Gigantic Megacomet Is Erupting as It Zooms through the Solar System

A Gigantic Megacomet Is Erupting as It Zooms through th...

SIN Jun 26, 2025 0 35

Recent observations have revealed carbon monoxide venting from the largest comet...

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