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Jun 8, 2021 • 9min
Walden Pond Is Now Teeming With Jellyfish—but Don't Panic
The tiny jellies, which arrived sometime after Henry David Thoreau, are an example of how a non-native species can coexist peacefully with its new environment.
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Jun 7, 2021 • 6min
A New Brain Implant Translates Thoughts of Writing Into Text
In early experiments, a paralyzed man with implants in his premotor cortex typed 90 characters per minute—by envisioning he was writing by hand.
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Jun 4, 2021 • 9min
Mexico City Could Sink Up to 65 Feet
Due to a phenomenon called subsidence, the metropolis's landscape is compacting—and parts of the city are now dropping a foot and a half each year.
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Jun 3, 2021 • 8min
The Yankees Covid Outbreak May Be Bad News for Ditching Masks
The spate of cases is a bad bounce—and it might show that lifting mask mandates for the vaxxed won’t be a grand slam.
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Jun 2, 2021 • 7min
Researchers Shed Light on the Perils of Firefly Tourism
A new study shows how bug spray, flashlights, and foot traffic can spell disaster for the fragile insects.
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Jun 1, 2021 • 9min
What If Gravity Is Actually a Double Copy of Other Forces?
An enigmatic connection between the forces of nature is allowing physicists to explore the quantum side of gravity.
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May 31, 2021 • 9min
Bad Weather Forecasts Are a Climate Crisis Disaster
Predicting the output of solar panels is tricky—but getting it right could slash carbon emissions.
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May 28, 2021 • 10min
US Teens Can Get Their Covid Shot. What's Next for Schools?
Kids as young as 12 are now authorized for Pfizer’s shot. That could make it easier for campuses to reopen this fall—but introduces a whole new set of decisions.
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May 27, 2021 • 10min
This Is Your Brain Under Anesthesia
For the first time, researchers were able to observe, in extra-fine detail, how neurons behave as consciousness shuts down.
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May 26, 2021 • 8min
Hurricane ‘Price Tags’ Could Reveal the Cost of Global Warming
A new study shows that climate-driven sea level rise made the damage from Superstorm Sandy $8 billion worse around New York City.
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