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Early Human Ancestors Ate Each Other for Food, Fossil Leg Bone Suggests

Early Human Ancestors Ate Each Other for Food, Fossil L...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 9

A fossilized hominin leg shows gashes that were probably made by stone tools

That Tip-of-the-Tongue Feeling May Be an Illusion

That Tip-of-the-Tongue Feeling May Be an Illusion

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 30

When you can’t remember a word, it might only feel like it’s on the tip of your ...

Why the Heat Dome Sizzling Texas Won't Budge

Why the Heat Dome Sizzling Texas Won't Budge

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 6

A “heat dome” is parked over Texas and Mexico and is sending temperatures soarin...

Bees Are Astonishingly Good at Making Decisions

Bees Are Astonishingly Good at Making Decisions

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 35

Computer modeling explains a key facet of bees’ decision-making skills—something...

We're Building Things Based on a Climate We No Longer Live In

We're Building Things Based on a Climate We No Longer L...

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 6

NOAA precipitation estimates that engineers and planners use to design bridges, ...

UFOs Keep Appearing in the News. Here's Why We Can't Quit Them

UFOs Keep Appearing in the News. Here's Why We Can't Qu...

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 8

For most of us, aliens are a source of mystery and fun, which keeps them forever...

Cute and Ugly Pygmy Lorises Are Actually Two Different Species

Cute and Ugly Pygmy Lorises Are Actually Two Different ...

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 7

It turns out there are two species of mysterious, venomous pygmy lorises

A 25-Year-Old Bet about Consciousness Has Finally Been Settled

A 25-Year-Old Bet about Consciousness Has Finally Been ...

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 9

A brain scientist and a philosopher have resolved a wager on consciousness that ...

Solar Power Bails Out Texas Grid during Major Heat Wave

Solar Power Bails Out Texas Grid during Major Heat Wave

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 7

Solar power has been crucial to keeping the power on in Texas while the state ex...

Musk and Bezos Offer Humanity a Grim Future in Space Colonies

Musk and Bezos Offer Humanity a Grim Future in Space Co...

SIN Jun 26, 2023 0 7

Privately owned space colonies are more likely to be totalitarian nightmares tha...

Modern Hunter-Gatherers Have Thriving Gut Microbiome, Compared with Californians

Modern Hunter-Gatherers Have Thriving Gut Microbiome, C...

SIN Jun 26, 2023 0 7

A Western lifestyle seems to diminish the diversity of gut microbes

A Potentially Spectacular Comet Will Fly by Earth Next Year

A Potentially Spectacular Comet Will Fly by Earth Next ...

SIN Jun 26, 2023 0 6

Professional and amateur astronomers alike are hoping that Comet C/2023 A3 will ...

Giant 'Gravity Hole' in the Ocean May Be the Ghost of an Ancient Sea

Giant 'Gravity Hole' in the Ocean May Be the Ghost of a...

SIN Jun 26, 2023 0 12

A vast expanse of the Indian Ocean is a staggering 100 meters lower than the glo...

Poisons and Perils on the Salton Sea

Poisons and Perils on the Salton Sea

SIN Jun 26, 2023 0 6

Toxic dust plagues marginalized communities on the shores of this disappearing s...

One Year after Dobbs, Abortion Bans Are Harming Reproductive Care, Ob-Gyns Say

One Year after Dobbs, Abortion Bans Are Harming Reprodu...

SIN Jun 24, 2023 0 9

The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is impacting health care ...

Is Fukushima Wastewater Release Safe? What the Science Says

Is Fukushima Wastewater Release Safe? What the Science ...

SIN Jun 23, 2023 0 33

Radiation in water from Fukushima will be diluted to almost background levels, b...

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