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El Niño fingered as likely culprit in record 2023 temperatures
Research suggests swings in Pacific Ocean can account for planet’s sudden and perplexing temperature jump
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Oct. 11, 2024
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Research Preview: Science Magazine – Sept. 27, 2024
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Doomsday delayed at vulnerable Antarctic glacier
Thwaites collaboration finds glacier has stabilized somewhat—in the short term
Rare photos reveal North Korea’s nuclear program
Nation appears to have upgraded its bombmaking capacity, experts say
When the Mediterranean dried to a salty crust, life was devastated
Tens of thousands of fossils detail the sea’s dramatic loss and eventual rebound
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Sept. 20, 2024
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Claim of seafloor ‘dark oxygen’ faces doubts
Mining companies and others skeptical that metallic nodules electrically split seawater
Ice skater
Beneath Europa’s icy crust is a salty ocean, perhaps the best place in the Solar System to look for life. A NASA spacecraft will soon set off to probe the jovian moon
Hot and cold Earth through time
Reconstructing ancient Earth’s temperature reveals a global climate regulation system
Research Preview: Science Magazine – Sept. 6, 2024
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Indian knowledge
To distance its science education systems from centurieslong British colonialism, India is leaning into its history and traditions—but at what cost?
Learning from a climate disaster: The catastrophic floods in southern Brazil
The catastrophic floods that affected southern Brazil last May should serve as a warning to human societies that, despite the still widespread climate change skepticism or denial, mitigation and adaptation to cope with the ongoing climate crisis are urgently needed. The toll was 213 people killed or missing; 2.4 million people affected, including 600,000 displaced; and unprecedented losses in urban and rural infrastructure, including livestock.
Emotional contagion builds resilience
Mice that witness cage mates in distress withstand future negative emotions better
Research Preview: Science Magazine – August 30, 2024
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Sinking seaweed
An ambitious strategy aims to cool the planet by dumping farmed seaweed on the sea floor. Will it work?
Hot days or heat waves: A split over how to count heat deaths
Focusing on temperature extremes can galvanize policy changes but risks undercounting
Ancient monument’s builders knew their science
Building a Spanish megalith required sophisticated physics, geometry, and geology
Old Age: What We Can Learn From SuperAgers
Tamar Gefen, Molly Mather, Robert Vassar and many more at Feinberg’s Mesulam Center are on a mission to end Alzheimer’s disease and combat all forms of neurodegenerative disease.
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Ideas & Research: Harvard Magazine September 2024
HARVARD MAGAZINE (August 15, 2024): The latest Academic Freedom and Free Speech – Contendin means, and meanings…
Academic Freedom and Free Speech
Robert Post explains how they differ—and why it matters, especially now by Lincoln Caplan
Climate Change’s Crippling Costs
The impact on global GDP is likely six times greater than previously estimated.
In Search of the Social Microbiome
The microbiome may be socially exchanged, modulating both health and metabolism.
The Goodness of Being Together
Why social interactions are as vital as food and water by Erin O’Donnell
Research Preview: Science Magazine – August 16, 2024
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Research Preview: Science Magazine – August 9, 2024
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Explosive claim about ancient burials challenged
Controversy over intentional burial by Homo naledi extends to new publishing models
Eliminating a gut microbe could slash gastric cancers
Mammoth study in Chinese villages shows antibiotics that kill Helicobacter pylori reduced cancer risk
Fire-against-fire HIV therapy passes key test in monkeys
A stripped-down HIV genome can interfere with normal virus replication
In sweeping geological theory, mantle waves lift up plateaus
Research Preview: Science Magazine – August 2, 2024
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Is it the humidity, or just the heat?
Scientists debate the role of humidity in rising heat deaths
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