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Climate Change Actions Are Far More Popular Than People in U.S. Realize

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Climate Change

Climate Change Actions Are Far More Popular Than People in U.S. Realize

"False social reality" obscures widespread U.S. support for climate protection measures

By Robin Lloyd

Animals

Dogs Actually Tear Up When Their Owners Come Home

Our puppies' eyes well up, a reaction caused by oxytocin, which makes us want to take care of them even more.

By Karen Hopkin | 03:11

Space Exploration

NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission Is 'Go' for Launch

The U.S. is preparing to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in 50 years

By Nadia Drake

Sex & Gender

How Medicine's Fixation on the Sex Binary Harms Intersex People

"Normalizing" infants' and children's genital appearance to match a sex assigned in early age isn't medically necessary and can negatively impact quality of life

By Meghan McDonough

Public Health

Scientists Reflect on Anthony Fauci's Impact

From the AIDS epidemic to the COVID-19 pandemic, the iconic medical chief has advised seven presidents on numerous outbreaks

By Max Kozlov,Lauren Wolf,Nature magazine

Natural Disasters

See Iceland Aglow in Volcanic Eruptions

A vivid look at Iceland's recent resurgence of volcanic eruptions—and why the country could be in for 300 years of renewed volcanic activity

By Sasha Warren

Climate Change

Putting Cows in Forests Could Prevent Heat-Related Losses

Researchers say Indigenous "silvopasture" practices of raising livestock in naturally forested areas could be a critical tool to protect cows from climate change
By Daniel Cusick,E&E News

Memory

Eye Tests May Help Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease

A host of different retinal exams are being evaluated as potential Alzheimer's screening methods

By Diana Kwon

Space Exploration

NASA's Moon-Bound Megarocket Will Send a Spacecraft to an Asteroid, Too

The launch of NASA's Artemis I mission will also be the start of the first deep-space rendezvous to be conducted by a solar-sail-propelled spacecraft

By Steven Ashley

Engineering

Sandcastle Engineering: A Geotechnical Engineer Explains How Water, Air and Sand Create Solid Structures

Building the ultimate sandcastle

By Joseph Scalia,The Conversation US

Astrophysics

Astronomers Reveal New Details of How Stars Devour Planets

Surprisingly, some worlds can survive being engulfed by a sunlike star when it swells to become a red giant

By Nola Taylor Tillman
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