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Lightning on Earth Knocks ‘Killer Electrons’ Loose in Orbit

Lightning on Earth Knocks ‘Killer Electrons’ Loose in O...

SIN Dec 2, 2024 0 38

High-energy electrons released by storms on Earth can threaten satellites and sp...

What Caused This Seven-Mile Scar in Australia's Outback?

What Caused This Seven-Mile Scar in Australia's Outback?

SIN Dec 2, 2024 0 36

A man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback. A...

When Is Too Much Teeth Whitening Harmful to Oral Health?

When Is Too Much Teeth Whitening Harmful to Oral Health?

SIN Dec 2, 2024 0 26

Using teeth-whitening treatments to achieve a brighter smile may be appealing, b...

Math and Physics Can't Prove All Truths

Math and Physics Can't Prove All Truths

SIN Nov 29, 2024 0 25

Physicists have described a system that requires an incomputable number to fully...

Hope Can Be More Powerful Than Mindfulness

Hope Can Be More Powerful Than Mindfulness

SIN Nov 29, 2024 0 24

In difficult times, a forward-looking mindset may be especially helpful

What Are Crepuscular Rays?

What Are Crepuscular Rays?

SIN Nov 29, 2024 0 28

“Twilight rays” are but one of several viewing treats for the liminal time betwe...

‘Marine Snow’ Studies Show How the Ocean Eats Carbon

‘Marine Snow’ Studies Show How the Ocean Eats Carbon

SIN Nov 29, 2024 0 26

The ocean’s digestive system is dictated by picky microbes and precise dynamics ...

Fossil Footprints Suggest Two Early Human Species Crossed Paths within Hours

Fossil Footprints Suggest Two Early Human Species Cross...

SIN Nov 29, 2024 0 29

Two sets of fossilized footprints from early human species were made within a fe...

Walking Pneumonia Is Surging in Young Kids. Here's What to Know

Walking Pneumonia Is Surging in Young Kids. Here's What...

SIN Nov 29, 2024 0 27

Milder cases of pneumonia, dubbed “walking pneumonia,” are on the rise in young ...

Your Friends Shape Your Microbiome—and So Do Their Friends

Your Friends Shape Your Microbiome—and So Do Their Friends

SIN Nov 28, 2024 0 26

Analysis of nearly 2,000 people living in remote villages in Honduras reveals wh...

Choosing Empathy Is Critical to Democracy

Choosing Empathy Is Critical to Democracy

SIN Nov 28, 2024 0 26

If we lose sight of why empathy matters, both individual dignity and democracy s...

Walking Pneumonia is Surging in Young Kids. Here's What to Know

Walking Pneumonia is Surging in Young Kids. Here's What...

SIN Nov 28, 2024 0 25

Milder cases of pneumonia, dubbed “walking pneumonia,” are on the rise in young ...

What Makes the Eastern U.S. Drought Different from the West’s

What Makes the Eastern U.S. Drought Different from the ...

SIN Nov 28, 2024 0 66

Drought is more synonymous with the western U.S., but the eastern part of the co...

Expressions of Pain May Have a Common Origin

Expressions of Pain May Have a Common Origin

SIN Nov 27, 2024 0 32

From “ouch” to “aïe” to “yakayi,” languages across the world exclaim pain using ...

Why We Probably Won’t Find Aliens Anytime Soon

Why We Probably Won’t Find Aliens Anytime Soon

SIN Nov 27, 2024 0 30

Odds are that we’re not truly alone in the cosmos. But practically speaking, we ...

A Science Breakthrough Too Good to Be True? It Probably Isn’t

A Science Breakthrough Too Good to Be True? It Probably...

SIN Nov 27, 2024 0 30

The more exciting, transformative, and revolutionary a science result appears, e...

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