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Misdiagnosing Our Cyberhealth

Why do we ignore information that could improve our ability to predict the odds of a personal cyberattack? -- Read…

5 years ago

How Do Scientists Determine the Ages of Human Ancestors, Fossilized Dinosaurs and Other Organisms?

On the Atlantic coast of the U.S., archaeologists found oyster shells left by Native Americans more than 4,000 years ago.…

5 years ago

Mexico Caves Reveal Ancient Ocher Mining

Sometimes discoveries seem so simple. “You know, basically, we found a bunch of holes in the ground.”   That’s Eduard Reinhardt.…

5 years ago

A Movie of the Evolving Universe Is Potentially Scary

After the COVID-19 rules about social distancing went into effect, I developed a morning routine of jogging through the woods…

5 years ago

Neural Switch Flips on Aggression in Male Mice

When a male mouse senses a territorial threat from another male, an aggressive reaction toward the invader instinctively kicks in.…

5 years ago

We’ll Never Fix Systemic Racism by Being Polite

Polarized America agrees on one thing: that the current round of protests against racist police violence may indeed force real…

5 years ago

Wildfires Can Poison Drinking Water–Here’s How Communities Can Better Prepare

In recent years wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction. The 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise and Butte County,…

5 years ago

How Dozens of Languages Help Build Gender Stereotypes

Linguists use machine-learning techniques for mining large text corpora to detect how the structure of a language lends meaning to…

5 years ago

After Being Swallowed Alive, Water Beetle Stages ‘Backdoor’ Escape from Frog’s Gut

Being swallowed alive by a frog is a death sentence for most insects, but one beetle species shrugs off being digested and…

5 years ago

U.S. Offshore Wind Needs to Clear a Key Hurdle: Connecting to the Grid

In May of last year, a ring of explosives planted around the base of two 500-foot concrete cooling towers at…

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