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Clouds affected by wildfire smoke may produce less rain Sep 09 2021 6:00 AM As wildfires become more frequent in the western United States, these low-rain clouds could exacerbate drought, fueling more fires. READ MORE   How metal-infused jaws give some ants an exceptionally sharp bite Sep 08 2021 9:00 AM Some small animals make cuts, tears and punctures that they couldn't otherwise do using body parts reinforced with metals such as zinc and manganese. READ MORE   Cold plasma could transform the sustainable farms of the future Sep 08 2021 6:00 AM Physicists have been working on ways to use the power of plasma to boost plant growth and kill pathogens. READ MORE   Sponsored Content In Believing Is Seeing, Dr. Guillen recounts his journey from Atheism to Christianity, citing the latest discoveries in neuroscience, physics, astronomy, and mathematics to reveal the mystery of faith as no one ever has. READ MORE   A pinch of saturated fat could make tempering chocolate a breeze Sep 07 2021 9:00 AM Adding a small amount of fatty molecules to cocoa butter could simplify the labor-intensive tempering process to create melt-in-your-mouth chocolate. READ MORE   This pictogram is one of the oldest known accounts of earthquakes in the Americas Sep 07 2021 6:00 AM The Telleriano-Remensis, a famous codex written by a pre-Hispanic civilization, describes 12 quakes that rocked the Americas from 1460 to 1542. READ MORE   How personalized brain organoids could help us demystify disorders Sep 03 2021 6:00 AM Personalized clusters of brain cells made from people with Rett syndrome had abnormal activity, showing potential for studying how human brains go awry. READ MORE   More Recent Headlines New 'vortex beams' of atoms and molecules are the first of their kind Sep 02 2021 2:04 PM Twisted beams of atoms and molecules join other types of corkscrew beams made of light or electrons. READ MORE   Astronomers may have seen a star gulp down a black hole and explode Sep 02 2021 2:00 PM It took sleuthing through data collected by a variety of observatories to piece together the first firm evidence of a theorized cosmic phenomenon. READ MORE   Some wasps' nests glow green under ultraviolet light Sep 02 2021 6:00 AM Some Asian paper wasps' nests fluoresce so brilliantly that the glow is visible from up to 20 meters away. READ MORE   Fires may have affected up to 85 percent of threatened Amazon species Sep 01 2021 11:38 AM Since 2001, fires in the Amazon have impacted up to about 190,000 square kilometers — roughly the size of Washington state. READ MORE   Stone Age humans or their relatives occasionally trekked through a green Arabia Sep 01 2021 11:00 AM Hominids periodically inhabited ancient Arabia starting around 400,000 years ago when lakes temporarily formed as a result of monsoons, a study finds. READ MORE   Perspective-changing experiences, good or bad, can lead to richer lives Sep 01 2021 6:00 AM Happiness or meaning have long been seen as keys to the "good life." Psychologists have now defined a third good life for people leading rich psychological lives. READ MORE   How radio astronomy put new eyes on the cosmos Aug 31 2021 11:00 AM A century ago, radio astronomy didn't exist. But since the 1930s, it has uncovered cosmic secrets from planets next door and the faint glow of the universe's beginnings. READ MORE   Streetlights, especially super bright LEDs, may harm insect populations Aug 31 2021 8:00 AM Greenery under streetlights housed half as many caterpillars as darker areas did, researchers found. READ MORE   These charts show that COVID-19 vaccines are doing their job Aug 31 2021 6:00 AM COVID-19 shots may not always prevent infections, but for now, they are keeping the vast majority of vaccinated people out of the hospital. READ MORE   'On the Fringe' explores the thin line between science and pseudoscience Aug 30 2021 8:00 AM In his latest book, historian Michael Gordin surveys astrology, eugenics and other fringe movements to show how challenging it is to define pseudoscience. READ MORE

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