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The Pulsar Chart That Became a Pop Icon Turns 50: Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures

A classic data visualization brought an astronomical curiosity to music lovers Credit: Harold D. Craft, Jr.Advertisement Fifty years ago this…

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Who Will Get a COVID-19 Vaccine First? Access Plans Are Taking Shape

Whether it takes weeks, as US President Donald Trump has hinted, or months, as most health-care experts expect, an approved…

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Hurricane Sally’s Major Flooding Exposes Flaws in FEMA Maps

Tens of thousands of homeowners flooded by Hurricane Sally face potentially large financial losses because the federal government lists them…

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Jaws: Classic Film, Crummy Science

The blockbuster film Jaws has been a perennial favorite here on Martha’s Vineyard since its release 45 years ago. The…

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Ice Age Temperatures Help Predict Future Warming

How much colder was it at the peak of the last ice age? That’s a question scientists have been trying…

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Trump Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Ready In October, Contradicting Experts

Contradicting his own health officials and other experts, President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that a COVID-19 vaccine would be available…

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Population Density Does Not Doom Cities to Pandemic Dangers

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, some U.S. leaders and pundits pointed to hard-hit cities such as New…

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Anonymous Peer Review: Truth or Trolling?

In recent years, I have accepted growing responsibilities as a mentor of graduate students and post-doctoral researchers in my new…

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What Ancient Mass Extinctions Tell Us about the Future

Carbon dioxide has done plenty of damage before -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Source link

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COVID-19 and Smoke Inhalation Symptoms are Hard to Tell Apart

The patients walk into Dr. Melissa Marshall’s community clinics in Northern California with the telltale symptoms. They’re having trouble breathing.…

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