Technology

'Heartbreak' Stars Cause Enormous, Tumultuous Waves in ...

Two orbiting stars are causing unsustainably large tides as they draw closer tog...

COVID Caused a Baby Bump when Experts Expected a Drop. ...

During the COVID pandemic, the U.S. initially saw a drop in births followed by a...

Science News Briefs from around the World: December 2023

The explosive secret behind Saturn’s rings, a Scandinavian arrow frozen for 4,00...

New Models Could Predict Climate Change Effects with Un...

Scientists have proposed a network of supercomputing centers that would focus on...

Short Naps Have Major Benefits for Your Mind

A light midday snooze boosts memory and other types of cognition—and your mood

Poem: 'In Conversation with Elizabeth Fulhame'

Science in meter and verse

Superconductor Research Is in a 'Golden Age,' Despite C...

The search for room-temperature superconductors has suffered scandalous setbacks...

New Space Station Sensor Can Reveal Hidden Greenhouse G...

An instrument mounted to the International Space Station was built to map dust i...

Net-Zero Emissions Would Save 32,000 Lives and $1 Trill...

The U.S. will see “fewer emergency room visits, fewer asthma attacks” and will s...

Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Slashes Risk of Death in Some P...

The active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic reduced the risk of heart attacks an...

The Pandemic Disrupted Adolescent Brain Development

Early research presented at the leading brain conference suggests that the pande...

Transgender People's Neurological Needs Are Being Overl...

Migraine, stroke and epilepsy disproportionately affect members of the transgend...

'Olfactory Training' during Sleep Could Help Your Memory

Participants who smelled odors while they slept performed better on word-recall ...

Inside the $1.5-Trillion Nuclear Weapons Program You've...

A road trip through the communities shouldering the U.S.’s nuclear missile revival

Is the Lottery Ever a Good Bet?

The surprisingly subtle math behind the Powerball and Mega Millions

This Fall Is Full of Acorns--Thanks to a 'Mast' Year

Trees can outsmart animals such as squirrels and birds by synchronizing their se...

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