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June 06, 2022

Weather

Tropical Storm Alex Ushers in Hurricane Season

The storm is the first of what is expected to be a very active season, with six to 10 hurricanes

By Daniel Cusick,E&E News

Inequality

Suicides among Black People May Be Vastly Undercounted

Lack of data explains why

By Sara Novak

Mental Health

Mass Shootings Leave Lasting Psychological Wounds

Tragedies such as the ones in Uvalde, Tex., and Buffalo, N.Y., can lead to major depression, PTSD and other lingering mental distress among survivors

By Claudia Wallis

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial General Intelligence Is Not as Imminent as You Might Think

A close look reveals that the newest systems, including DeepMind's much-hyped Gato, are still stymied by the same old problems

By Gary Marcus

Animals

Meerkats Are Getting Climate Sick

For meerkats in the Kalahari Desert, rising temperatures spark deadly outbreaks of tuberculosis.

By Karen Hopkin | 03:24

Animals

Science News Briefs from around the World: June 2022

In case you missed it

By Joanna Thompson

Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope Set to Study Two Strange Super-Earths

Space agency officials promise to deliver geology results from worlds dozens of light-years away

By Elizabeth Howell,SPACE.com

Paleontology

Sex Life of One of Earth's Earliest Animals Exposed

The first known male appendage from trilobites has been found in a 508-million-year-old fossil

By Joanna Thompson

Privacy

Political Affiliation Influences Our Fear of Data Collection

It's not government Americans don't trust with their data; it's the opposite political party

By Samuel Dooley,Angelica Goetzen,Elissa M. Redmiles

Inequality

People Who Are Making Health Care More Fair

Four innovators are finding new solutions for the problem of injustice

By Julia Hotz
FROM THE ARCHIVE

As 2022 Hurricane Season Looms, a Current That Fuels Monster Storms Is Very Warm

The Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico has fueled major storms such as Hurricane Katrina

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