Technology

Simple Formula Makes Prime Numbers Easy, but a Million-...

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A generator equation can spit out many prime numbers, but it leaves important ma...

How Does Your Brain Remember and Retrieve Words?

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Here's a look at how the brain uses its mental dictionary to remember and retrie...

U.S. and China Reach New Climate Agreement

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China and the U.S. agreed to new greenhouse gas reduction commitments ahead of u...

The Worst Wildfires Are Started by People. Here's How

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From stray bullets to power companies, humans spark almost all of California’s w...

The Ivy League Gets Attention, but Public Universities ...

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Media attention to Ivy League schools distracts from the much more important—and...

Who Would Take the Brunt of an Attack on U.S. Nuclear M...

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These fallout maps show the toll of a potential nuclear attack on missile silos ...

To Treat Overdose Patients Now, Hospitals Must Test for...

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Most hospitals typically test people for drugs that drove overdoses 15 to 20 yea...

Is Snoozing the Alarm Good or Bad for Your Health?

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New research suggests that hitting the snooze button to squeeze in an extra five...

New Portable Breast Cancer Scanner Can Fit in a Bra

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Scientists have developed an ultrasound device to detect aggressive breast cance...

Scientists Discover First-Ever Vampire Virus Latched to...

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Will It or Won't It? Iceland's Volcano Threatens Eruption

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An enormous magma intrusion under Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula is causing earth...

Climate Changes Threatens Every Facet of U.S. Society, ...

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The new U.S. National Climate Assessment details how climate change will alter n...

Why the Life Expectancy Gap between Men and Women Is Gr...

SIN Nov 14, 2023  0  4

Women are outliving men by nearly six years—and COVID and drug overdoses are a m...

The U.S.'s Plans to Modernize Nuclear Weapons Are Dange...

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The U.S. should back away from updating its obsolescent nuclear weapons, in part...

The New Nuclear Age

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The U.S. is beginning an ambitious, controversial reinvention of its nuclear...

Dyslexia, Dark Energy and a New Arms Race

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The risks of a $1.5-trillion plan to build up the U.S. nuclear arsenal