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Saturn Has 274 Known Moons—Thanks in Large Part to This Astronomer

Saturn Has 274 Known Moons—Thanks in Large Part to This...

SIN May 22, 2025 0 47

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discove...

Bird Flu Vaccine for Cows Passes Early Test

Bird Flu Vaccine for Cows Passes Early Test

SIN May 22, 2025 0 53

Researchers have tested an mRNA vaccine against avian influenza in calves with p...

Vitamin D May Slow Cells’ Aging by Protecting DNA

Vitamin D May Slow Cells’ Aging by Protecting DNA

SIN May 22, 2025 0 57

Vitamin D supplements may help prevent the loss of telomeres, DNA sequences that...

Single-Atom Quantum Computer Achieves Breakthrough Molecular Simulations

Single-Atom Quantum Computer Achieves Breakthrough Mole...

SIN May 22, 2025 0 40

A quantum computer has used a single atom to model the complex dynamics of organ...

Sleep Aids Can Be Uneven and Expensive, Leaving Anxious Patients Lacking

Sleep Aids Can Be Uneven and Expensive, Leaving Anxious...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 46

When insomnia took hold of this journalist, she relied on her science reporting ...

Medicaid Cuts Will Make Older People Sicker

Medicaid Cuts Will Make Older People Sicker

SIN May 21, 2025 0 46

For people aged 65 and older, Medicaid can provide vital health care—and losing ...

New Class of Drugs Blocks Wakefulness Chemical and Offers Relief from Insomnia

New Class of Drugs Blocks Wakefulness Chemical and Offe...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 43

Drugs that target wakefulness, molecules in cannabis and wearable devices that m...

Getting Enough Sleep is Critical for Weight Loss and Maintenance

Getting Enough Sleep is Critical for Weight Loss and Ma...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 38

A sleep-medicine specialist explains how restless nights lead to consuming more ...

What If Mitochondria Aren’t Only the Powerhouse of the Cell?

What If Mitochondria Aren’t Only the Powerhouse of the ...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 43

New discoveries about mitochondria could reshape how we understand the body’s re...

Apple Settles Claim for Siri Eavesdropping

Apple Settles Claim for Siri Eavesdropping

SIN May 21, 2025 0 40

Apple is paying $95 million over claims that Siri secretly recorded private chat...

Math Puzzle: Measure the Star

Math Puzzle: Measure the Star

SIN May 21, 2025 0 59

Build a special set of dice in this math puzzle

Can We Refreeze the Arctic’s Ice? Scientists Test New Geoengineering Solutions

Can We Refreeze the Arctic’s Ice? Scientists Test New G...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 68

Researchers are trying to rebuild sea ice above the Arctic Circle so it can refl...

Why the 2025 Tornado Season Has Been So Destructive

Why the 2025 Tornado Season Has Been So Destructive

SIN May 21, 2025 0 53

Several devastating tornado outbreaks have cut swaths of destruction across the ...

Larger, More Dangerous Hail Is Becoming More Common—Here’s Why

Larger, More Dangerous Hail Is Becoming More Common—Her...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 45

The largest hail tends to form in “supercell” thunderstorms and seems to be beco...

Why a Hurricane’s Storm Surge Can Be So Dangerous

Why a Hurricane’s Storm Surge Can Be So Dangerous

SIN May 21, 2025 0 40

How hurricanes push water onto shore in deadly storm surges, and why storm surge...

NOAA Has ‘Ground to a Halt’ as Lutnick Has Left Contracts Unsigned

NOAA Has ‘Ground to a Halt’ as Lutnick Has Left Contrac...

SIN May 21, 2025 0 36

A NOAA official says that “everything has ground to a halt” at the agency as sta...

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