SCIENCE
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Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Solar Flare Since 2017
December 15, 2023 2 min read The flare may have been accompanied by a plasma eruption now headed toward Earth By Mike Wall & SPACE.com Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this view of an X2.8-class solar flare erupting on Dec. 14, 2023. The sun just gave us a reminder of its immense might. Our star unleashed an X-class solar flare today (Dec. 14),…
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Male Songbirds Need Daily Vocal Practice to Woo Females
December 12, 2023 4 min read Birds might sing in the morning because they need a vocal workout By Olivia Ferrari A male zebra finch (Taeniopygia castanotis) Most professional singers agree that practice makes perfect. And now research published in Nature Communications shows that songbirds also rely on a daily vocal workout—if they want to impress potential mates. The new…
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Hottest Survivable Temperatures Are Lower Than Expected
CLIMATEWIRE | Death can happen at lower temperatures than an established scientific measure of “heat survivability” indicates, according to new research from Arizona State University. A recent paper published in Nature Communications found that the primary methodology to measure deadly heat — called “wet-bulb global temperature” — is inadequate, resulting in artificially low mortality estimates from extreme heat events. The findings, based on climate modeling,…
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