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August 11, 2023

Natural Disasters What Caused Maui's Devastating Wildfires? Dry conditions and strong winds set the stage for the disastrous wildfires that tore through the historic town of Lahaina and other areas of Hawaii By Andrea Thompson

Climate Change DeSantis's Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools Florida's Department of Education has approved classroom use of videos that spout climate disinformation and distort climate science By Scott Waldman,E&E News

Astrophysics A Background 'Hum' Pervades the Universe. Scientists Are Racing to Find Its Source Astronomers are now seeking to pinpoint the origins of an exciting new form of gravitational waves that was announced earlier this year By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Sleep Are Naps Good for You? Here's the science on whether naps have short- and long-term benefits for your health By Stephanie Pappas

Epidemiology Red Meat Allergy Caused by Tick Bite Is Spreading--And Nearly Half of Doctors Don't Know about It The bite of the lone star tick can cause an allergy to red meat, as well as to dairy and some medications By Tanya Lewis

Particle Physics Muon Mystery Deepens with Latest Measurements The latest data from the Muon g−2 experiment corroborates previous results, but clashing theoretical predictions leave physicists without a clear conclusion By Daniel Garisto

Ecology Strange Ecosystem Found Thriving below Seafloor Hydrothermal Vents An expedition using a deep-sea remotely operated vehicle has uncovered a hidden underground ecosystem below hydrothermal vents on the seafloor By Jack Tamisiea

Weather Why Homes Often Feel Warmer Than the Thermostat Suggests The reason some homes feel hotter than their air temperature has to do with radiant heat. Here's what to do about it By Jonathan Bean,The Conversation US

Policy Hiroshima's Anniversary Marks an Injustice Done to Blast Survivors On this date 78 years ago, the first atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima. Survivors involuntarily provided key medical data for years, without receiving any help By Arthur Caplan

Mathematics The Gambling Strategy That's Guaranteed to Make Money and Why You Should Never Use It The Martingale betting strategy has led many gamblers to ruin when the Kelly criterion could have brought them riches By Jack Murtagh

Ecology The Fungi Economy, Part 1: Just Like Us, Trees Are Experiencing Inflation Like us, plants and fungi have complex economies. By burning fossil fuels, we've been devaluing their currency. By Meg Duff,Jeffery DelViscio,Tulika Bose | 13:18

Astronomy How Seeing the Milky Way Helped Us Discover the Whole Universe Marvel for a moment at the Milky Way's night-sky spectacle—and the scientific revolutions it has sparked By Phil Plait

BRING SCIENCE HOME Heating with the Greenhouse Effect Capture energy from the sun: Learn how you can use physics to quickly heat up this activity! Credit: George Retseck Have you ever thought about where the vegetables you eat are coming from when it is too cold to grow them outside? They might have been shipped from a different country to your town—or they may have been grown locally in a greenhouse. Greenhouses are large houselike structures that are usually made mostly of glass (or clear plastic). How can they protect plants from the cold? In this activity you will find out—and create some extra heat from the sun.

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