Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not.
Both are equally terrifying.

— Arthur C. Clarke

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3 Ways Scientific Thinking Could Help Save the World

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 10:00am

A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist are working together to bring better, smarter decision-making to the masses

Categories: Astronomy

Longest-Ever COVID Infection Lasted More Than 600 Days

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 9:30am

A Dutch man with lymphoma and other blood disorders was infected with the COVID-causing virus for nearly two years, during which time the pathogen evolved numerous mutations

Categories: Astronomy

Meteorites in Antarctica Are Getting Harder to Find because of Climate Change

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 9:00am

As climate change warms the poles, precious Antarctic meteorites will melt their way down out of scientists’ reach

Categories: Astronomy

China’s Population Could Shrink to Half by 2100

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:00am

Is China’s future population drop a crisis or an opportunity?

Categories: Astronomy

Exercise Helps Your Brain as Much as Your Body

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 7:30am

Instead of just asking questions about how exercise helps our bodies, let’s also consider how it helps our brains

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Chatbots Have Thoroughly Infiltrated Scientific Publishing

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:45am

One percent of scientific articles published in 2023 showed signs of generative AI’s potential involvement, according to a recent analysis

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Can Food Work as Medicine?

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:30am

Doctors are starting to prescribe vegetables or entire meals to ward off disease.

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How Do We Know Anything For Certain?

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:00am

Some practical advice for how to sit, happily, joyfully, with uncertainty—and in doing so, grow and learn from it.

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Wealthy Nations Agree to 2035 Deadline for Ending Coal for the First Time

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 12:30pm

The G7 group of wealthy, developed economies has agreed to phase out coal-fired power, the most polluting form of energy, by 2035

Categories: Astronomy