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Maria Temming

A phone app could help people have lucid dreams

If you want to have a dream where you know you’re dreaming, you might be in luck....

How much is climate change to blame for extreme weather?

This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. TRANSCRIPT Maria Temming: In 2021,...

50 years ago, antibiotic resistant bacteria became a problem outside hospitals

Rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria — Science News, August 24, 1974 Antibiotics have saved millions...

Timbre can affect what harmony is music to our ears

The mathematical rules for creating musical harmony may be more malleable than thought. Western music theory traditionally...

These scientific discoveries set new records in 2023

In 2023, researchers made plenty of discoveries for the record books — and the history books. This...

50 years ago, the U.S. Navy enlisted sea lions and other marine mammals

Excerpt from the December 22, 1973 issue of Science News ...

STEVE and other aurora-like glows perplex scientists with their complex physics

From the pristine dark of his backyard in rural Alberta, Canada, Alan Dyer has taken stunning photos...

Here are some big-if-true scientific claims that made headlines in 2023

From ancient cannibalism to stars made of dark matter, 2023 delivered several scientific claims that could shake...