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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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'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.

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New ideas on what makes a planet habitable could reshape the search for life
Aug 30 2021 6:00 AM

New definitions of "habitable worlds" could include planets with global oceans under a steamy hydrogen atmosphere or exclude ones that started out habitable but lost all their water.

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50 years ago, astronomers were chipping away at Pluto's mass
Aug 27 2021 8:00 AM

Prior to the discovery of Pluto's moon Charon, astronomers struggled to pin down the dwarf planet's mass.

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An incredibly resilient coral in the Great Barrier Reef offers hope for the future
Aug 27 2021 6:00 AM

At more than 400 years old, a massive coral off the coast of Australia has endured as many as 80 cyclones and 99 bleaching events.

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Gender-affirming care improves mental health for transgender youth
Aug 26 2021 1:00 PM

Several state legislatures have taken steps to restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender adolescents. That goes against medical guidelines.

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