Share this on WhatsApp Easter Island’s colossal statues loom large—both literally and figuratively—in the popular imagination. The massive heads and torsos dot the landscape like stone sentinels, standing guard over the isle’s treeless, grassy expanse. The statues have inspired widespread speculation, awe, and wonder for centuries. But the island, called Rapa Nui by its Indigenous […]
Share this on WhatsApp Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s Science, Quickly. I’m Karen Hopkin. If you’re a new parent or have ever had any exposure to a baby, you’re no doubt familiar with this sound. [CLIP: Baby crying] Hopkin: Now, the emotions you might experience when treated to this exhibition of infant lung capacity […]
Share this on WhatsApp For the fourth Science on the Hill event, “Future Climate: What We Know, What We Don’t”, experts talked with Scientific American senior editor Mark Fischetti about what goes into modeling our climate and how such models are used in addition to long-term climate prediction. Source link Share on FacebookTweetFollow usShare this […]