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November 05, 2021

Particle Physics Can Sterile Neutrinos Exist? Physicists have wondered if neutrino particles come in a mysterious fourth variety. Now new experimental findings complicate the question By Clara Moskowitz

Mental Health Governments Worldwide Consider Ditching Daylight Saving Time A pushback has arisen to seasonal clock changes that affect mood, sleep and general well-being By Diana Kwon

Language Climate Change Is Creating New Vocabulary, from Eco-Anxiety to Kaitiakitanga Lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary have added new words and definitions to reflect the rapidly evolving discourse about our hot planet By Trish Stewart

Autism Coming Out Autistic Transgender or gender-fluid people are more likely to be neurodivergent, and vice versa. Here's what that's like By Brandy Schillace

Diversity The Lost Women of Science, Episode 1: The Question Mark When physician and pathologist Dorothy Andersen confronted a slew of confounding infant deaths, she suspected the accepted diagnosis wasn't right. Her medical sleuthing led to the world's understanding of cystic fibrosis, a disease that affects the lungs, the pancreas and a host of other organs. But she is by no means a household name. Who was this scientist, and how did she come to quietly make such an important medical contribution? This is the Lost Women of Science podcast By Katie Hafner,The Lost Women of Science Initiative

Energy What Is a Smart Grid, and How Might One Protect Our Energy Future? Our electric grid is old and fraying, but new technology could insulate us from the possibility of widespread blackouts and cyberattacks. By Michael Tabb,Jeffery DelViscio,Andrea Gawrylewski

Astrophysics Hunt for Alien Life Tops Next-Gen Wish List for U.S. Astronomy A major report outlining the highest priorities and recommendations for U.S. astronomy has finally been released, revealing the shape of things to come By Lee Billings

Medicine How a child's heart health could be decided before birth Lifestyle is a major contributor to heart disease in adults, but risk factors such as genetics and parent lifestyle can also have an effect By Bianca Nogrady

Climate Change Climate Change Is Acidifying and Contaminating Drinking Water and Alpine Ecosystems Hotter, drier mountains leach more metal into streams from abandoned mines and natural deposits By Elizabeth Miller

Climate Change U.S. Agrees to End Fossil Fuel Financing Abroad The move could shift funding toward renewable energy projects in low-income countries By Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

Genetics Ranking the risk of heart disease By accounting for the additive effect of multiple genetic variants, researchers can develop a system that improves their ability to identify the most vulnerable By Michael Eisenstein

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