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Squall line tornadoes are sneaky, dangerous and difficult to forecast

Meteorologist Thea Sandmael watched the storm close in. It was near enough for her to spot a...

Zigzag walls could help buildings beat the heat

Here’s a twist: Adding zigzags to walls could help cool an overheated building, even as global temperatures...

50 years ago, scientists blamed migraines on cheese and chocolate

Chocolate, cheese and migraines — Science News, August 10, 1974 A new study of migraine and...

Does Jewelry and Big Hair Slow Down Olympic Runners?

To be an Olympic champion, athletes spend years perfecting every aspect of their performance. That same attention...

Judging Breakdancing at the Olympics Is an Art, Not a Science

Back in 2017, when I was watching the breaking battles at the Silverback Open in the suburbs...

NASA Still Hasn’t Decided How to Get the Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home

During a news conference on Wednesday, NASA officials for the first time publicly discussed divisions within the...

Beyond Meat Is Stalling in the US. Europe Could Be Another Story

The plant-based meat industry is in a bad place. Sales in the US fell last year as...

Some meteors leave trails lasting up to an hour. Now we may know why

To leave a lasting trail, meteors need to aim low. A new survey of shooting stars shows...

A frog’s story of surviving a fungal pandemic offers hope for other species

Slimy heralds of hope are hopping around Yosemite National Park. Being a frog hasn’t been easy in...

The Benefits of Ozempic Are Multiplying

You’ve heard the dramatic weight loss stories. Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, can help...

Earthquakes added to Pompeii’s death toll

In A.D. 79, a massive volcano in southern Italy suddenly, explosively awoke, leading to one of the...

Record-breaking Coral Sea temperatures threaten the Great Barrier Reef

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces critical danger from back-to-back bouts of extreme ocean heat. Ocean heat in...
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