Paxlovid COVID Treatment Most Beneficial for Unvaccinated People with Risk Factors. Others May Not Need It</h1> <article> <h1>Paxlovid COVID Treatment Most Beneficial for Unvaccinated People with Risk Factors. Others May Not Need It</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0000</p> <p>A recent study suggests that Paxlovid is ineffective at treating symptoms in people with mild illness or those who have been fully vaccinated. It is still a lifesaving medication in vulnerable groups</p> </article> <article> <h1>Heat and Floods Are Increasingly Hitting Coastlines with a One-Two Punch</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Compound events in which coastal flooding and heat waves occur at the same time are happening more often as the planet warms</p> </article> <article> <h1>Physicists Finally Know How the Strong Force Gets Its Strength</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000</p> <p>New discoveries demystify the bizarre force that binds atomic nuclei together</p> </article> <article> <h1>We Are Living in the Pyrocene—At Our Peril</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Ancient prophecies of worlds destroyed by fire are becoming realities. How will we respond?</p> </article> <article> <h1>Does Dark Energy Change over Time?</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000</p> <p>In just one year of observations, a program that is creating the largest 3D map of the universe to date has sniffed out hints that dark energy may be stranger than scientists supposed</p> </article> <article> <h1>What Is Pollution Doing to Our Brains? 'Exposomics' Reveals Links to Many Diseases</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The new science of "exposomics" shows how air pollution contributes to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder and other brain diseases</p> </article> <article> <h1>Space Junk from the International Space Station May Have Struck a Home in Florida</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Three years ago astronauts threw out the largest piece of trash ever tossed from the International Space Station. Now some of it seems to have punched a hole through a house in Naples, Fla.</p> </article> <article> <h1>A Random Influx of DNA from a Virus Helped Vertebrates Become So Stunningly Successful</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Insertion of genetic material from a virus into the genome of a vertebrate ancestor enabled the lightning-quick electrical impulses that give animals with backbones their smarts</p> </article> <article> <h1>Black Scientists Are Building Their Own Vital Communities</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>A person-centric scientific conference demonstrates that gathering can counter the isolation of underrepresentation</p> </article> <article> <h1>How Do Tides Shape Earth and the Solar System?</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:45:00 +0000</p> <p>The ocean’s twice-daily rise and fall is only the most obvious effect of tides—they slow Earth’s spin and shape stars and galaxies, too</p> </article> <article> <h1>Measles Is Back, and That’s Scary</h1> <p>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The deadly virus was practically eliminated in the U.S., but now it’s infecting more people.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Scientists Found a Way to Supercharge Cancer-Fighting Cells</h1> <p>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The bioengineered immune players called CAR T cells last longer and work better if pumped up with a large dose of a protein that makes them resemble stem cells</p> </article> <article> <h1>How Will EPA’s New Rule about ‘Forever Chemicals’ Protect Your Drinking Water?</h1> <p>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:45:00 +0000</p> <p>A new EPA rule will limit PFASs, or “forever chemicals,” in your drinking water for the first time. Here’s what that means for you</p> </article> <article> <h1>Why Some People Always Get Lost—And Others Never Do</h1> <p>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction</p> </article> <article> <h1>U.S. Carbon Removal Needs Have a $100-Billion Price Tag—Per Year</h1> <p>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:30:00 +0000</p> <p>The U.S. needs to vastly increase taxpayer spending on direct carbon removal technology to meet President Biden’s climate goals, the Rhodium Group says</p> </article> <article> <h1>Why We Believe the Myth of High Crime Rates</h1> <p>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The crime issue, a focus of the 2024 presidential election, is sometimes rooted in the misplaced fears of people who live in some of the safest places</p> <p></p> </article> <article> <h1>Did the Eclipse Give You the Amateur Astronomy Bug? Here’s How to Get Started</h1> <p>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, a professional astronomer, talks about her own adventures in astrophotography—and offers tips and tricks for new amateur astronomers.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Climate Action Is a Legal Obligation, European Court Rules</h1> <p>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The European Court of Human Rights found that climate change is a human rights issue, providing a blueprint for Europeans to force their governments to tackle rising temperatures</p> </article> <article> <h1>Peter Higgs, a Giant of Particle Physics, Dies at 94</h1> <p>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The Nobel Prize-winning theorist’s prediction of the Higgs boson sparked a half-century quest of discovery that reshaped physics—and our understanding of the universe</p> </article> <article> <h1>Why Batteries Come in So Many Sizes and Shapes</h1> <p>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>A rectangular nine-volt battery is basically just a bunch of smaller batteries in a trench coat</p> </article> <article> <h1>How a Theory about Climate Change Led to The Feminine Mystique</h1> <p>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000</p> <p>In 1958 Betty Friedan wrote an article that changed science journalism—and her career</p> </article> <article> <h1>Animal ‘Queens’ Reveal Surprising Complexities of Social Power</h1> <p>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>In a new nature documentary about matriarchal species, the males are mostly absent</p> </article> <article> <h1>Ring This ‘Fish Doorbell’ to Help Migrating Animals Get Through a Dutch Canal</h1> <p>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:45:00 +0000</p> <p>An online underwater livestream lets worldwide volunteers ring a “fish doorbell” to help fish fulfill their reproductive missions</p> </article> <article> <h1>Think Seeing is Believing? Think Again</h1> <p>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000</p> <p>We think that what we see represents stone-cold reality. Science has found out how wrong we can be.</p> </article> <article> <h1>An Eclipse Is a Moment of Solitude—Even When You’re in a Crowd</h1> <p>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Even among hundreds of people, experiencing an eclipse is a joyous solitude</p> </article> <article> <h1>Rural Americans Are Dying at Increasingly Higher Rates Than City Dwellers</h1> <p>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:30:00 +0000</p> <p>The urban-rural mortality rate gap in the U.S. is increasing, especially among young women and Native Americans. Limited access to health care could help explain why</p> </article> <article> <h1>Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses to Share the Awe with Others</h1> <p>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The nonprofit Astronomers Without Borders is collecting gently used eclipse glasses through Warby Parker and other sites to enable people to see future eclipses</p> </article> <article> <h1>How Likely Is a Major Earthquake in New York City—And Is the City Prepared for It?</h1> <p>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:12:00 +0000</p> <p>After an unexpected magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattled the New York City area, questions abound regarding how likely it is that a major earthquake could occur there and whether the city is prepared</p> </article> <article> <h1>No Spoilers, Please! Why Curiosity Makes Us Patient</h1> <p>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Curiosity makes people hungry for knowledge—but not necessarily in a hurry</p> </article> <article> <h1>Could Gravitational-Wave ‘Memories’ Prove Einstein Wrong?</h1> <p>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>According to Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, the universe remembers every gravitational wave—and scientists could soon test these cosmic recollections</p> </article> <article> <h1>COVID Vaccination during Pregnancy Protects Newborn Babies</h1> <p>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Studies show that vaccination against COVID during pregnancy provides a powerful safeguard for vulnerable infants too young to receive the vaccine on their own</p> </article> <article> <h1>Forensic Genealogy Offers Families the Gift of Closure</h1> <p>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The forensic scientist’s toolbox is growing thanks to creative methods that generate reliable leads, analyze evidence, identify suspects and solve cold cases</p> </article> <article> <h1>Why Climate Change May Be Worsening Your Seasonal Allergies</h1> <p>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:45:00 +0000</p> <p>Longer growing seasons and increased pollen production driven by climate change could be aggravating your seasonal allergy symptoms</p> </article> <article> <h1>Red Dots around Total Solar Eclipse Explained</h1> <p>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 22:25:00 +0000</p> <p>During the total solar eclipse, skywatchers saw ruby-colored prominences sticking out of the moon's shadow. Here's the science of those red dots</p> </article> <article> <h1>See Stunning Images Captured by Scientific American Staff during the Total Solar Eclipse</h1> <p>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0000</p> <p><i>Scientific American</i> staffers headed to locations ranging from Texas to Vermont to try to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse</p> </article> <article> <h1>This Hellish Alien World’s Skies May Create an Eerie Rainbow ‘Glory’ Effect</h1> <p>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-76b may rain iron and form a strange, rainbow-like phenomenon called a “glory” never yet seen outside the solar system</p> </article> <article> <h1>Your Metabolism May Contain Health Clues</h1> <p>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>An elite athlete’s metabolism mostly looks different from that of a person with COVID—but their occasional similarities can reveal important insights into health and disease</p> </article> <article> <h1>Feeling Angry? Chilling Out Helps More Than Blowing Off Steam</h1> <p>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000</p> <p>When anger strikes, decreasing arousal is more likely to reduce aggression than venting is, according to a massive review of 154 studies</p> </article> <article> <h1>A Veteran Eclipse Chaser Explains the Thrill of Totality</h1> <p>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Kate Russo has seen 13 total solar eclipses, and even she isn't ready for this one.</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Milky Way Illuminated Ancient Egypt’s Goddess of the Sky</h1> <p>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000</p> <p><br/>Astronomical simulations and ancient Egyptian texts show the Milky Way was linked to the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut. This fits within multicultural myths about our home galaxy</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Solar Eclipse Is Almost Here: Everything You Need to Know</h1> <p>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Here’s how to pick a viewing spot, stay on top of the weather and pack the right gear to see the total solar eclipse on April 8</p> </article> <article> <h1>New Books Help Parents Explain Climate Disasters to Kids</h1> <p>Sat, 06 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Books are becoming a key part of disaster recovery, helping toddlers—and their parents—cope with increasing hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires</p> </article> <article> <h1>What Causes Earthquakes in the Northeast like the Magnitude 4.8 One in New Jersey?</h1> <p>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 21:05:00 +0000</p> <p>Earthquakes in the Northeast are usually too small to feel, but larger temblors like the 4.8 magnitude quake in New Jersey aren’t unheard of</p> </article> <article> <h1>How Ancient Humans Studied—And Predicted—Solar Eclipses</h1> <p>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Dragon bones, mysterious carvings and simple math reveal ancient eclipses</p> </article> <article> <h1>Earthquake Shakes New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, and More</h1> <p>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000</p> <p>A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Lebanon, N.J., at 10:23 A.M. EDT. Shaking was felt over a broad area, including parts of New York State, Pennsylvania and Connecticut</p> </article> <article> <h1>Renewable Energy Shatters Records in the U.S.</h1> <p>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The U.S. has never had as much wind, solar and hydropower. But experts say it’s not enough to meet future electricity demand</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Dunning-Kruger Effect Shows that People Don’t Know What They Don’t Know</h1> <p>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:30:00 +0000</p> <p>David Dunning explains how people can avoid overestimating their own knowledge, a psychological bias called the Dunning-Kruger effect</p> </article> <article> <h1>AI Chatbots Will Never Stop Hallucinating</h1> <p>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Some amount of chatbot hallucination is inevitable. But there are ways to minimize it</p> </article> <article> <h1>How Do Periodical Cicadas Know When to Emerge?</h1> <p>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Periodical cicadas have a clever hack to help them figure out when to emerge after more than a decade underground</p> </article> <article> <h1>It’s Never Too Late to Take Climate Action</h1> <p>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The depiction of the climate crisis as a cliff—once we fall off the edge, it’s game over—is nonsense</p> </article> </main></body></html>