SCIENCE
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Moral Judgments May Shift with the Seasons
September 20, 2024 2 min read Moral Judgments May Shift with the Seasons Certain values carry more weight in spring…
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Obesity-Drug Pioneers Win Prestigious Lasker Award for Medical Science
September 19, 2024 4 min read Obesity-Drug Pioneers Win Prestigious Lasker Award for Medical Science Three scientists are honored for…
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How to Understand Your Child’s Screenings for Autism and Other Conditions
This piece is part of Scientific American’s column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. As we strive to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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