Preview: MIT Technology Review – September 2024
Tag Archives: Science
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: Nature Magazine – August 15, 2024
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Cobras and mambas and coral snakes, oh my! DNA shows their origins
A snake family that includes many venomous species arose in Asia, despite fossil evidence pointing to an African origin.
How expert skateboarders use physics on the half-pipe
Athletes can achieve greater speed with just the right ‘pumping’ motion, modelling shows.
Engineered brain parasite ferries useful proteins into neurons
Microbe found in cat poo could be harnessed to deliver large, complex proteins across the blood–brain barrier.
Preview: Archaeology Magazine – Sept/Oct 2024
Archaeology Magazine (August 9, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Egypt’s Island of Many Gods’….
Ancient DNA Revolution
How the rapidly evolving field of archaeogenetics is unlocking secrets of the past
Hunting for the Lost Temple of Artemis
After a century of searching, a chance discovery led archaeologists to one of the most important sanctuaries in the ancient Greek worldRead Article
Trees of the Sky World
Why Australia’s Indigenous Wiradjuri people carved sacred symbols into trees to mark burials of their honored dead
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
Mid-Pleistocene climate transition triggered by Antarctic Ice Sheet growth
Recent tropical Andean glacier retreat is unprecedented in the Holocene
Lessons from ancient pathogens
A chemogenetic screen reveals that Trpv1-expressing neurons control regulatory T cells in the gut
Research Preview: Science Magazine – July 26, 2024
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U.S. back in the race to forge unknown elements
Atoms of element 116 show path to create element 120 and extend the periodic table
Fully built water-hunting Moon rover killed by NASA
VIPER cancellation shocks planetary scientists and puts commercial lunar delivery program on edge
Can scientists help corals by killing starfish?
Culling crown-of-thorns boosted coral cover on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Burned-up satellites are tainting the atmosphere
As private fleets grow, so do concerns about ozone-destroying effects of metal particles
Research: New Scientist Magazine – July 27, 2024
What is the optimal amount of exercise and how much is too much?
If your gym instructor is an iPad, what is lost – and gained?
How to use psychology to hack your mind and fall in love with exercise
How fast do we get out of shape and is there a way to slow the loss?
How much exercise do children really need – and what type?
Watch bees defend their nest by slapping ants with their wings
Zombie galaxy came back to life after 20 million years
Chinese nuclear reactor is completely meltdown-proof
Shock discovery reveals deep sea nodules are a source of oxygen
Universe’s missing matter may be explained by galaxies leaking gas
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 25, 2024
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Found: the hidden link between star-forming molecular clouds
Connections between three interstellar clouds of gas and dust offer a glimpse into their birth.
How the watermelon got its sweet taste and rosy hue
Genomic analysis reveals the complex roots of the modern fruit.
Massive cicada emergence prompted raccoons to run wild
Meanwhile, deer kept a low profile — perhaps because the deafening noise of the insects made it hard to hear predators.
Blowout! Satellites reveal one of the largest methane leaks on record
An oil well in Kazakhstan dumped more than 100,000 tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
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