SCIENCE
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Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is Melting Even Faster Than Scientists Thought
Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is Melting Even Faster Than Scientists Thought Warming waters are reaching several miles into Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier—nicknamed the “doomsday glacier” because of its potential impact on sea-level rise By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey & Grist At the bottom of the Earth sits a massive bowl of ice you may know as the West Antarctic ice sheet. Each day,…
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The 2024 Hurricane Season Could Be a Dangerous One
The 2024 Hurricane Season Could Be a Dangerous One The National Hurricane Center’s hurricane season outlook for the Atlantic Ocean forecasts 17 to 25 named storms in 2024 because of an expected combination of warm ocean temperatures and a La Niña climate pattern By Jhordanne Jones & The Conversation US In this satellite image captured by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst…
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How the Guinness Brewery Invented the Most Important Statistical Method in Science
“One Guinness, please!” says a customer to a barkeep, who flips a branded pint glass and catches it under the tap. The barkeep begins a multistep pour process lasting precisely 119.5 seconds, which, whether it’s a marketing gimmick or a marvel of alcoholic engineering, has become a beloved ritual in Irish pubs worldwide. The result: a rich stout with a…
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At Least Two Countries Have Lost All Their Glaciers
At Least Two Countries Have Lost All Their Glaciers Two countries—Slovenia and Venezuela—have lost all of their glaciers. It is a grim benchmark showing the progression of climate change By Francisco “A.J.” Camacho & E&E News CLIMATEWIRE | Slovenia and Venezuela are the first two countries to lose their last-standing glaciers in a period of climate change induced by people…
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Gas Stove Pollution Lingers in Homes for Hours Even outside the Kitchen
Gas Stove Pollution Lingers in Homes for Hours Even outside the Kitchen Gas stoves spew nitrogen dioxide at levels that frequently exceed those that are deemed safe by health organizations By Allison Parshall Nearly 40 percent of U.S. homes have gas stoves, which spew a host of compounds that are harmful to breathe, such as carbon monoxide, particulate matter, benzenes…
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3 Ways Scientific Thinking Could Help Save the World
A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist walk into a classroom. Although it sounds like a premise for a joke, this was actually the origin of a unique collaboration between Nobel Prize–winning physicist Saul Perlmutter, philosopher John Campbell and the psychologist Rob MacCoun. Spurred by what they saw as a perilously rising tide of irrationality, misinformation and sociopolitical polarization, they…
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Heat and Floods Are Increasingly Hitting Coastlines with a One-Two Punch
Heat and Floods Are Increasingly Hitting Coastlines with a One-Two Punch Compound events in which coastal flooding and heat waves occur at the same time are happening more often as the planet warms By Chelsea Harvey & E&E News A high water truck with volunteers help evacuate people from homes after neighborhoods flooded in LaPlace, Louisiana on August 30, 2021…
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Peter Higgs, a Giant of Particle Physics, Dies at 94
Peter Higgs, a Giant of Particle Physics, Dies at 94 The Nobel Prize-winning theorist’s prediction of the Higgs boson sparked a half-century quest of discovery that reshaped physics—and our understanding of the universe By Davide Castelvecchi & Nature magazine Colleagues remember Peter Higgs as an inspirational scientist, who remained humble despite his fame. Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images Few scientists…
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What Causes Earthquakes in the Northeast like the Magnitude 4.8 One in New Jersey?
How Common Are Northeast Earthquakes? Earthquakes in the Northeast are usually too small to feel, but larger temblors like the 4.8 magnitude quake in New Jersey aren’t unheard of By Gary Solar & The Conversation US The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. It’s rare to feel earthquakes in the…
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To Ancient Maya, Solar Eclipses Signified Clashing Gods
This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8, 2024. The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. We live in a light-polluted world, where streetlamps, electronic ads and even backyard lighting…
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