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Solar Eclipse Experiment Will Fly a Kite to Avoid Cloudy Skies

Solar Eclipse Experiment Will Fly a Kite to Avoid Cloud...

SIN Mar 27, 2024 0 19

A kite-borne experiment will observe the sun’s mysterious corona during the upco...

Viral Genetics Confirms What On-the-Ground Activists Knew Early in the Mpox Outbreak

Viral Genetics Confirms What On-the-Ground Activists Kn...

SIN Mar 27, 2024 0 17

Molecular biology could have changed the mpox epidemic—and could stop future out...

How Animal Brains Tell Friends from Strangers

How Animal Brains Tell Friends from Strangers

SIN Mar 27, 2024 0 48

A small section of the mouse brain’s hippocampus uses specific neural codes to d...

Mucus Saves Your Life Every Day

Mucus Saves Your Life Every Day

SIN Mar 27, 2024 0 41

The slimy substance is so powerful that doctors once made hog stomach mucus milk...

Orca Groups with Radically Different Cultures Are Actually Separate Species

Orca Groups with Radically Different Cultures Are Actua...

SIN Mar 27, 2024 0 24

“Resident” and “transient” killer whales, or orcas, have unique hunting habits a...

Why Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapsed after Strike by Container Ship

Why Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapsed afte...

SIN Mar 27, 2024 0 48

A large container ship “totally removed” a critical pier from Baltimore’s Franci...

7 Books SciAm Recommends So Far in 2024

7 Books SciAm Recommends So Far in 2024

SIN Mar 27, 2024 0 23

Here are seven fiction and nonfiction books we recommend from the past few month...

Why Some Songs Make Everyone Want to Dance

Why Some Songs Make Everyone Want to Dance

SIN Mar 27, 2024 0 25

A syncopated rhythm may prompt our brain to find the beat

How a Rare Islamic Astrolabe Helped Muslims, Jews and Christians Tell Time and Read Horoscopes

How a Rare Islamic Astrolabe Helped Muslims, Jews and C...

SIN Mar 27, 2024 0 21

A rare Islamic astrolabe discovered in Verona, Italy, reveals how science was ex...

How to Talk to Kids about Cancer

How to Talk to Kids about Cancer

SIN Mar 27, 2024 0 23

A social worker explains ways that parents can gently share news about their can...

Why Some Songs Makes Everyone Want to Dance

Why Some Songs Makes Everyone Want to Dance

SIN Mar 26, 2024 0 21

A syncopated rhythm may prompt our brain to find the beat

How Do Animals Respond to a Total Solar Eclipse?

How Do Animals Respond to a Total Solar Eclipse?

SIN Mar 26, 2024 0 28

Scientists are finally getting their hands on enough data to begin to understand...

Attacks on Diversity in Higher Education Threaten Democracy

Attacks on Diversity in Higher Education Threaten Democ...

SIN Mar 26, 2024 0 21

The forced resignation of Harvard’s president provides a peek at the blueprint f...

Cement, Steel—And Pasta—Are About to Get Greener

Cement, Steel—And Pasta—Are About to Get Greener

SIN Mar 26, 2024 0 36

Factories that produce everything from aluminum to pasta are receiving a combine...

Wild Birds Gesture ‘After You’ to Insist Their Mate Go First

Wild Birds Gesture ‘After You’ to Insist Their Mate Go ...

SIN Mar 26, 2024 0 21

Like humans, these small Japanese birds communicate abstract concepts with gestures

How the Supreme Court’s Mifepristone Ruling Could Affect Abortion Access and Future Drug Approvals

How the Supreme Court’s Mifepristone Ruling Could Affec...

SIN Mar 25, 2024 0 17

The Supreme Court’s mifepristone decision could make abortions harder to access ...

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