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Caterpillars Sense Hungry Wasps’ Electrical Field
September 16, 2024 2 min read Caterpillars Sense Hungry Wasps’ Electrical Field Predators’ electricity gives caterpillars an early warning By Gennaro Tomma Nigel Cattlin/Alamy Stock
A Huge Tsunami Caused by a Thinning Glacier Created a Seismic Event for Nine Days
September 13, 2024 4 min read An ‘Unidentified Seismic Object’ Shook Earth for Nine Days—Now We Know What It Was Scientists have traced a baffling
Kamala Harris’s Ascent Shows How Political Hardball—And Smart Polling—Pays Off
September 10, 2024 5 min read Kamala Harris’s Ascent Shows How Political Hardball—And Smart Polling—Pays Off So far, enthusiasm for the Harris campaign has vindicated
Boeing’s Starliner Crew Mission Returns to Earth, but Its Astronauts Are Still in Space
September 7, 2024 5 min read Starliner Spacecraft Safely Returns to Earth, sans Astronauts Starliner’s first crewed test flight has concluded with a successful touchdown—and
How Testosterone Changes the Immune System in Trans Men
September 4, 2024 4 min read How Testosterone Changes the Immune System in Trans Men A small study of transgender men taking testosterone revealed changes
Buy Experiences instead of Possessions to Build Social Connection
August 30, 2024 4 min read Buy Experiences instead of Possessions to Build Social Connection Shared experiences, more than material things, bring people together By
Ancient Viruses Preserved in Glaciers Show Adaptation to Climate Change
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As humans alter the planet’s climate and ecosystems,
First At-Home Syphilis Test Approved by FDA amid Nationwide Syphilis Surge
August 26, 2024 4 min read At-Home Syphilis Test Could Increase Access and Combat Epidemic An easy-to-access rapid test could lower barriers to detecting syphilis,
Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Won’t Collapse in Worst-Case Scenario
August 23, 2024 5 min read Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Isn’t as Vulnerable to Collapse as We Thought Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow
Europe’s JUICE Jupiter Probe Zooms past the Moon in Historic Flyby
August 20, 2024 3 min read Europe’s JUICE Jupiter Probe Zooms past the Moon in Historic Flyby The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft took a