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Meeting the 1.5°C Climate Goal Will Save Millions of People, and It's Still Feasible

Meeting the 1.5°C Climate Goal Will Save Millions of Pe...

SIN Nov 20, 2023 0 50

People already suffering from climate change are beseeching world leaders to hol...

Cranberries Are a Scientific Delicacy

Cranberries Are a Scientific Delicacy

SIN Nov 20, 2023 0 18

From self-pollination to bogs, cranberries are a Thanksgiving classic with many ...

New Map Reveals Secrets of Io, the Solar System's Most Volcanic Moon

New Map Reveals Secrets of Io, the Solar System's Most ...

SIN Nov 20, 2023 0 25

The best-yet map of active volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io hints at a hidden magm...

New Results Reveal How to Build a Nuclear Clock

New Results Reveal How to Build a Nuclear Clock

SIN Nov 19, 2023 0 25

Nuclear clocks could shatter timekeeping records. Now physicists are learning ho...

'Heartbreak' Stars Cause Enormous, Tumultuous Waves in Their Partners

'Heartbreak' Stars Cause Enormous, Tumultuous Waves in ...

SIN Nov 19, 2023 0 15

Two orbiting stars are causing unsustainably large tides as they draw closer tog...

COVID Caused a Baby Bump when Experts Expected a Drop. Here's Why

COVID Caused a Baby Bump when Experts Expected a Drop. ...

SIN Nov 19, 2023 0 44

During the COVID pandemic, the U.S. initially saw a drop in births followed by a...

Science News Briefs from around the World: December 2023

Science News Briefs from around the World: December 2023

SIN Nov 19, 2023 0 25

The explosive secret behind Saturn’s rings, a Scandinavian arrow frozen for 4,00...

New Models Could Predict Climate Change Effects with Unprecedented Detail

New Models Could Predict Climate Change Effects with Un...

SIN Nov 18, 2023 0 37

Scientists have proposed a network of supercomputing centers that would focus on...

Short Naps Have Major Benefits for Your Mind

Short Naps Have Major Benefits for Your Mind

SIN Nov 18, 2023 0 43

A light midday snooze boosts memory and other types of cognition—and your mood

Poem: 'In Conversation with Elizabeth Fulhame'

Poem: 'In Conversation with Elizabeth Fulhame'

SIN Nov 18, 2023 0 39

Science in meter and verse

Superconductor Research Is in a 'Golden Age,' Despite Controversy

Superconductor Research Is in a 'Golden Age,' Despite C...

SIN Nov 18, 2023 0 46

The search for room-temperature superconductors has suffered scandalous setbacks...

New Space Station Sensor Can Reveal Hidden Greenhouse Gas Polluters

New Space Station Sensor Can Reveal Hidden Greenhouse G...

SIN Nov 18, 2023 0 47

An instrument mounted to the International Space Station was built to map dust i...

Net-Zero Emissions Would Save 32,000 Lives and $1 Trillion in the U.S. Alone

Net-Zero Emissions Would Save 32,000 Lives and $1 Trill...

SIN Nov 18, 2023 0 20

The U.S. will see “fewer emergency room visits, fewer asthma attacks” and will s...

Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Slashes Risk of Death in Some People with Heart Disease

Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Slashes Risk of Death in Some P...

SIN Nov 17, 2023 0 22

The active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic reduced the risk of heart attacks an...

Transgender People's Neurological Needs Are Being Overlooked

Transgender People's Neurological Needs Are Being Overl...

SIN Nov 17, 2023 0 20

Migraine, stroke and epilepsy disproportionately affect members of the transgend...

The Pandemic Disrupted Adolescent Brain Development

The Pandemic Disrupted Adolescent Brain Development

SIN Nov 17, 2023 0 24

Early research presented at the leading brain conference suggests that the pande...

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