
Is it the humidity, or just the heat?
Scientists debate the role of humidity in rising heat deaths

Scientists debate the role of humidity in rising heat deaths

Atoms of element 116 show path to create element 120 and extend the periodic table
VIPER cancellation shocks planetary scientists and puts commercial lunar delivery program on edge
Culling crown-of-thorns boosted coral cover on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
As private fleets grow, so do concerns about ozone-destroying effects of metal particles

New Scientist Magazine (July 24, 2024): This issue features ‘The Smart Guide To Exercise’ – What is the quickest way to get fit?; How much exercise is too much?; What is lost and gained by working out online?; When is the best time to workout?….

Glucagon-like peptide–1–based medicines have weight loss–independent actions
Foraging niches become more specialized toward bird range limits
Call to study glacial geoengineering stirs up “civil war” among polar scientists

Feeble government response and lack of industry cooperation hamper U.S. control efforts
Scientists allege irregularities in papers on how honey bees gauge distance
Hardy zircons suggest subduction of ocean crust began 4 billion years ago
“New type of fossil” may boost efforts to bring beasts back

As the hunt for habitable Earth-like planets stalls, astronomers are turning to bigger worlds
Four decades after his lab found odd, massive particles inside cells, Leonard Rome is still determined to figure out what “vaults” do

2024 target of ending all transmission will likely be missed
Discovery of new seismic concern stokes flooding fear for densely populated delta region
The hunt for Earth-like planets has run into headwinds. Some astronomers are looking for signs of habitability on bigger worlds

Despite failing hardware, NASA has no plans to pursue a servicing mission to the aging, iconic instrument
New studies include health data collected from space tourists on first privately funded orbital mission
Ancient DNA shows continuity between living and ancient Maya communities


HARVARD MAGAZINE July/August 2024 :

Project CETI’s pioneering effort to unlock the language of sperm whales
by Jonathan Shaw

Reflections on six decades of relations with comptuers
by Harry R. Lewis

‘Science Magazine – June 6, 2024: The new issue features ‘Cellular Deformation’ – Rapidly stretching Protists snag a snack…
Deforestation and climate change may be helping Oropouche virus spread far beyond the Amazon Basin
Achievement demonstrates feasibility of making all of life’s code easily searchable, researchers say
Comparative genomics elucidates the steps enabling heat production in fat tissue