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The Arecibo Message, Earth’s First Interstellar Transmission, Turns 50

The Arecibo Message, Earth’s First Interstellar Transmi...

SIN Nov 16, 2024 0 19

In 1974 we beamed a radio transmission into space that changed the way we think ...

Fun Facts about Teeth across the Animal Kingdom

Fun Facts about Teeth across the Animal Kingdom

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 24

Anglerfish have invisible fangs, narwhal tusks are extra-long canines, and more ...

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Arecibo Message

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Arecibo Message

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 21

On the 50th anniversary of the “Arecibo message,” we present a reflection on hum...

Curly-Tailed Cats Communicate with an ‘Accent’

Curly-Tailed Cats Communicate with an ‘Accent’

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 17

A genetic mutation makes some cats’ tail curl over their back, giving them somet...

Ending NASA’s Chandra Will Cut Us Out of the High-Resolution X-Ray Universe

Ending NASA’s Chandra Will Cut Us Out of the High-Resol...

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 19

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is facing closure. Shutting it down would be a los...

What’s the Roundest Object in the Universe?

What’s the Roundest Object in the Universe?

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 17

Finding a perfect sphere is actually pretty difficult

What RFK, Jr.’s Health Cabinet Position under Trump Might Look Like

What RFK, Jr.’s Health Cabinet Position under Trump Mig...

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 31

Federal health scientists voice concern over an anticipated takeover by medical ...

What Bird Flu in Wastewater Means for California and Beyond

What Bird Flu in Wastewater Means for California and Be...

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 62

Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angele...

This ‘Human Computer’ Created a System for Measuring Vast Distances in Our Universe

This ‘Human Computer’ Created a System for Measuring Va...

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 25

Visual artist Anna Von Mertens looks to astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt and he...

Generative AI Could Generate Millions More Tons of E-Waste by 2030

Generative AI Could Generate Millions More Tons of E-Wa...

SIN Nov 14, 2024 0 19

Generative AI could saddle the planet with heaps more hazardous waste

Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage

Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage

SIN Nov 14, 2024 0 18

Thawing ice, from the high peaks to the poles, is producing extraordinarily expe...

AI Analysis of Police Body Camera Videos Reveals What Typically Happens during Traffic Stops

AI Analysis of Police Body Camera Videos Reveals What T...

SIN Nov 14, 2024 0 50

Examining body camera videos at scale reveals racial differences in how police t...

Kristi Noem, Trump’s Nominee for Leader of the Department of Homeland Security, Has Rejected Climate Science

Kristi Noem, Trump’s Nominee for Leader of the Departme...

SIN Nov 14, 2024 0 16

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security ...

How to Overcome Solastalgia, the Feeling of Profound Loss of Your Environment

How to Overcome Solastalgia, the Feeling of Profound Lo...

SIN Nov 13, 2024 0 26

Damage to your environment can bring a profound sense of loss; that feeling, cal...

Are Alternate Timelines Real? Quantum Physics Explains

Are Alternate Timelines Real? Quantum Physics Explains

SIN Nov 13, 2024 0 21

The multiverse offers no escape from our reality—which might be a very good thing

The U.S. Must Lead the Global Fight against Superbugs

The U.S. Must Lead the Global Fight against Superbugs

SIN Nov 13, 2024 0 19

Antimicrobial resistance could claim 39 million lives by 2050, yet the pipeline ...

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