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Yodeling Monkeys, Increasing Measles Cases and Stressed Out Americans
Scientific American
Scientific American
Yodeling Monkeys, Increasing Measles Cases and Stressed Out Americans The Trump administration continues to make cuts to U.S. science and health agencies. Now some states are fighting back, suing the Department of Health and Human Services for slashing $11 billion in public health funds. A study finds that Americans ...
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Letting Kids Fail Is Crucial Our instinct is to protect our kids from failure. But learning from failure is an important life skill that can’t be overlooked
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Scientific American Content: Global
Fermenting Miso in Space Offers Astrobiology Lessons Overall, “space miso” tastes just like regular miso—but slight differences in its microbial profile suggest that extraterrestrial conditions affect how microbes grow and flourish
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Scientific American Content: Global
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Hit the Moon, Measles Cases Rise, and States Sue HHS States sue HHS for public health cuts, measles cases continue to rise, and a study finds Americans live shorter lives compared with their European counterparts.
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Breakthrough Prizes Awarded to Obesity-Drug Pioneers and Large Hadron Collider Physicists Advances recognized by science’s most lucrative awards include high-energy physics experiments and groundbreaking weight-loss treatments
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Dennis Gaitsgory Wins Breakthrough Prize for Solving Part of Math’s Grand Unified Theory By solving part of the Langlands program, a mathematical proof that was long thought to be unachievable, Dennis Gaitsgory snags a prestigious Breakthrough Prize
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Researchers report “climate of fear” in U.S. science
Scientific American
Scientific American
Researchers report “climate of fear” in U.S. science Nearly 2,000 of the nation’s leading scientists have signed an open letter denouncing the Trump administration’s attack on science and scientists. The scientists are all members of the prestigious National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics and include Nobel Prize ...
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Cutting USAID Threatens Public Health around the World
Scientific American
Scientific American
Cutting USAID Threatens Public Health around the World The U.S. Department of State recently announced plans to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. While some of USAID’s functions will continue under the Department of State, there is real concern that the cuts will jeopardize public ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Chance of asteroid hitting Moon increases slightly Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth but now has a 3.8% chance of striking the Moon.
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Why is 50 degrees balmy in the spring and chilly in the fall?
Scientific American
Scientific American
Why is 50 degrees balmy in the spring and chilly in the fall? Why is 50 degrees balmy in the spring and chilly in the fall? It turns out there are real, physiological reasons why the same temperature can feel so different depending on the season. Today we dive into the science of ...
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How a cold winter changes your body
Scientific American
Scientific American
How a cold winter changes your body Why is 50 degrees balmy in the spring and chilly in the fall? It turns out there are real, physiological reasons why the same temperature can feel so different depending on the season. Today we dive into the science of ...
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How to Save a Wolf from Extinction
Scientific American
Scientific American
How to Save a Wolf from Extinction The critically endangered Mexican wolf was mounting a comeback, thanks to a conservation program that dropped fostered wolf pups into wild dens. Then politics happened.
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The science of squirting
Scientific American
Scientific American
The science of squirting “Is it pee? Is it ejaculate? Is it a secret third thing?”
Squirting is a highly politicized physiological phenomenon—and research shows it isn’t “just” pee. In this episode of Science Quickly, our host Rachel Feltman chats with Wendy Zukerman on how ...
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Deep space chorus waves threaten space travel
Scientific American
Scientific American
Deep space chorus waves threaten space travel Energy bursts can ripple through the Earth’s magnetic field, creating “chorus waves.” They can also create supercharged “killer electrons,” and we just learned that these might impact space travel as far as 165,000 km away from Earth, three times further ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Alcohol makes male fruit flies more attractive Alcohol increases the release of chemical sex signals and makes males more attractive to females.
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BBC News
BBC News
Environment Agency orders review into tyre recycling after BBC probe Environment Agency review waste tyre exports after BBC probe reveals millions sent to furnaces in India.
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BBC News
BBC News
Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere last year Campaigners identified 140 illegal spill days into the beauty spot in 2024
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Decarbonising maritime transport - a new future for Belfast shipbuilding
UKRI Stories
Decarbonising maritime transport - a new future for Belfast shipbuilding This project's goal is to help make #Belfast the advanced maritime manufacturing capital of the world. It is building on the city's ...
Bringing the latest tech to UK #farming
UKRI Stories
Bringing the latest tech to UK #farming UK Research and Innovation is helping to bring the latest technology to UK #agriculture with a £30 million investment through the ...

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