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April 14, 2022

Mental Health

The Pandemic Generation

Child development researchers are investigating whether the pandemic is shaping early brain development and behavior

By Melinda Wenner Moyer,Nature magazine

Astronomy

Ukrainian Astronomers Discover 'Exocomets' around Another Star

The alien comets could illuminate the history of their planetary system

By Briley Lewis

Computing

Lost Women of Science Podcast, Season 2, Episode 3: The Experimental Rabbit

ENIAC, an early electronic computer, gets a makeover

By Katie Hafner,The Lost Women of Science Initiative

Planetary Science

Hubble Confirms Megacomet Bound for Inner Solar System Is Largest Ever Seen

The icy nucleus of Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is about 80 miles (129 kilometers) wide

By Chelsea Gohd,SPACE.com

Climate Change

Record-Breaking Simulation Hints at How Climate Shaped Human Migration

Model suggests that a shift in weather patterns in southern Africa might have contributed to the rise of Homo sapiens

By Freda Kreier,Nature magazine

Weather

Officials Warn of 'Complacency' ahead of Hurricane Season

Many communities are unprepared for storms that have been getting worse in part because of climate change

By Thomas Frank,E&E News
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Astronomers Thrill at Giant Comet Flying into Our Solar System

The huge object may be the biggest comet ever seen. And it is already showing signs of activity as it approaches the orbit of Saturn

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