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Feb 15, 2021 • 10min
How Universes Might Bubble Up and Collide
To understand how universes might inflate and bump into each other in the hypothetical multiverse, physicists are studying digital and physical analogs of the process.
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Feb 12, 2021 • 8min
Dozens of Egyptian Tombs Will Be Unearthed at Saqqara Necropolis
Archaeologists found the entrance to the unexplored burial shaft earlier this week.
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Feb 11, 2021 • 12min
Why Kids Matter in the Quest to Stamp Out Covid-19
Testing a vaccine on children takes longer and comes with more challenges. But inoculating kids can protect an entire population.
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Feb 10, 2021 • 10min
The Trump Administration Left Biden With a Rocket Dilemma
Mike Pence promised to land on the moon in 2024, but that’s fallen out of reach. So what now?Â
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Feb 9, 2021 • 8min
Sun-Loving Bacteria May Be Accelerating Glacial Melting
Scientists find that cyanobacteria cause sediments on glaciers to clump, thus absorbing more sunlight. It's not great news for fans of lower sea levels.
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Feb 8, 2021 • 11min
The Secret Ingredient That Powers Supernovas
Three-dimensional computer simulations have solved the mystery of why doomed stars explode at all.
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Feb 5, 2021 • 12min
Is It Time for an Emergency Rollout of Carbon-Eating Machines?
Facilities that suck carbon dioxide out of the air could be powerful weapons for fighting climate change. But their deployment requires a huge wartime-style investment.
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Feb 4, 2021 • 12min
Are Mass Clinics the Solution for Covid-19 Vaccination?
Mega-sites need a lot of personnel and pose problems of access and equity. But other vaccination campaigns might point us in the right direction.
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Feb 3, 2021 • 12min
A Year Ago I Asked: How Bad Could Covid Get? Now We Know
No one was calling it a pandemic yet, at least publicly. Then came more troubling evidence about transmission, as the US ignored warning signs.
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Feb 2, 2021 • 12min
These Recharge Rooms Are Helping Health Care Workers Cope
Using voice-activation tech and nature-inspired soundscapes, these space are designed to give medical workers some respite from the Covid-19 front lines.
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