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Tree tops sparkle with electricity during thunderstorms

Thunderstorms may bring more than rain and gloom. The same forces that cause thunder and lightning also...

How Can a Locomotive Pull a Long Train That’s Much Heavier?

Have you ever watched a mile-long freight train rumble by and wondered how one locomotive can pull...

When the pressure’s off, this superconductor appears to break records

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

Lakes are growing in Alaska. That’s not entirely a bad thing

The St. Elias Mountains in southeast Alaska are dotted with over 100 lakes where glaciers crumble into...

How does early pregnancy lower breast cancer risk? Odd cells could offer clues

Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

Don’t Expect Big Surprises in the Government’s Alien Files

Aliens have invaded the news again. Last month, two US presidents weighed in on the topic in...

Why RFK’s CDC Is Endorsing ‘Shared Decisionmaking’ for Vaccines

In the year that US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been in...

Left-Handed People Are More Competitive, Says Science

The very existence of left-handedness seems to defy Darwin. According to the theory of evolution by natural...

NASA’s DART spacecraft changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun

A spacecraft slowed the orbit of a pair of asteroids around the sun by more than 10...

The remarkable brains of ‘SuperAgers’ hold clues about how we age

A look inside the brains of extraordinarily sharp elderly people reveals clues about their unusual abilities. Deep...

Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges

Robotic hands are getting their nails done. Researchers have designed a new three-fingered robotic hand whose...

Sleep Apnea Often Goes Undetected in Women. That’s Starting to Change

In midlife, women are told to expect disruption. Sleep may become lighter, nights can feel warmer, and...
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