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The 2024 US Open Is Designed to Thwart Golf’s Big Hitters

Ever since Tiger Woods and his soaring drives burst onto the scene in 1997, golfers have been...

The second law of thermodynamics underlies nearly everything. But is it inviolable?

In real life, laws are broken all the time. Besides your everyday criminals, there are scammers and...

Child sacrifices at famed Maya site were all boys, many closely related

Genetic clues have unveiled a type of ritual child sacrifice at an ancient Maya site that consisted...

Long COVID finally gets a universal definition

A sweeping new definition of long COVID could help affected people get recognition of their condition and...

Human spaceflight’s new era is fraught with medical and ethical questions

They say that going to space changes you. Often, what’s being referenced is a shift in mindset,...

‘Cull of the Wild’ questions sacrificing wildlife in the name of conservation

Aaron Tremper is the editorial assistant for Science News Explores. He has a B.A. in English...

The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked the World. The Exclusive Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Anyone Imagined

The Ocean Sciences Building at the University of Washington in Seattle is a brightly modern, four-story structure,...

Gen X has higher cancer rates than their baby boomer parents

Generation X is outdoing baby boomers, but not in a good way. Per capita, Gen X (born...

Can humans get chronic wasting disease from deer?

Chronic wasting disease has been spreading among deer in the United States, which has raised concerns that...

How Game Theory Can Make AI More Reliable

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Imagine you had a friend who gave different...

The Science of Having a Great Conversation

If you’ve ever spoken to someone and later felt that you would have better spent your time...

With So Much Bird Flu Around, Are Eggs, Chicken, and Milk Still Safe to Consume?

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.Recent outbreaks of bird flu—in US...
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