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November 8—This week, the longest prime number discovered is 41 million digits long. Plus, the brain initiates deep sleep following a heart attack, and misinformation spreads like a virus. All that and more below! --Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor

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The International Space Station Has Been Leaking for Five Years Pesky leaks on the International Space Station aren't the most serious issue facing U.S. human spaceflight Meghan Bartels

Election Grief Is Real. Here's How to Cope Understanding the psychology of ambiguous loss can help people struggling with grief and depression in the wake of the 2024 election results Meghan Bartels

Record-Breaking Prime Number, 41 Million Digits Long, Blows Mathematicians' Minds The discovery of a new prime number highlights the rising price of mathematical gold Jack Murtagh

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How the Brain Summons Deep Sleep to Speed Healing A heart attack unleashes immune cells that stimulate neurons in the brain, leading to restorative slumber Mariana Lenharo; Nature magazine

These Bird Nests Show Signs of an Architectural 'Culture' Culture may play a role in how birds build collectively in the Kalahari Desert Gennaro Tomma

How Superman Helped Launch the Hubble Space Telescope Long before it orbited Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope starred in a famous Superman comic Paul Cornish, contract writer

Trump Victory Is a 'Gut Punch' to U.S. Climate Action President-elect Trump vowed to promote fossil fuels, weaken pollution regulations and reverse Biden administration climate efforts Benjamin Storrow; Corbin Hiar; E&E News

Epic Gravity Lens Lines Up Seven-Galaxy View A galaxy cluster bends light from seven background galaxies around it, letting astronomers peer into space and time Tom Metcalfe

Clean Energy Is Bringing Electricity to Many in the Navajo Nation Thousands of homes in Navajo and other tribal lands don't have access to electricity. A $200-million federal funding effort aims to fix that problem with solar power and other clean energy Scott Waldman; E&E News

The Three Types of Twilight At dusk and dawn, the sky dances with three phases of in-between light Phil Plait

Misinformation Really Does Spread like a Virus, Epidemiology Shows "Going viral" appears to be more than just a catchphrase when it comes to the rampant spread of misinformation Sander van der Linden; David Robert Grimes; The Conversation US

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