
Can Coffee's Effects on Appetite and Digestion Cause Weight Loss?
A new generation of coffee concoctions on social media is putting the spotlight back on the drink’s possible weight-loss effects

Can Coffee's Effects on Appetite and Digestion Cause Weight Loss?
A new generation of coffee concoctions on social media is putting the spotlight back on the drink’s possible weight-loss effects
Will This Storm Become a Hurricane? Here’s How Meteorologists Tell
U.S. Wind and Solar Are on Track to Overtake Coal This Year
Spellements: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

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Smart Rings Can Track Menstrual Cycles. But Are They Reliable for Birth Control?
When Should Kids Get a Smartphone?
Lawmakers’ Dodgy Critical Mineral Designations Won’t Boost Clean Energy
West Nile Cases Are Rising. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Extreme Conditions and Ethical Dilemmas: The Archaeology of Human Sacrifice
Healthy Coral Reefs Sound like a Symphony
Scientists Sound Alarms on New Surge in Cancers, and a Private Spacewalk Is Pushed Back
How Ancient Humans Interpreted the Cosmos

Perseid Meteor Shower Joins Stunning Mars and Jupiter Conjunction
Early risers get a double sky treat: a Mars and Jupiter conjunction and the Perseid meteor shower will occur at once

The “Fight or Flight” Idea Misses the Beauty of what the Brain Really Does
The brain's primary job is to reduce uncertainty in an ever-changing world

Experiments Prepare to Test Whether Consciousness Arises from Quantum Weirdness
Researchers wish to probe whether consciousness has a basis in quantum mechanical phenomena

Mathematicians Reinvent the Wheel in Higher Dimensions to Solve Decades-Old Geometry Problem
A new mathematical technique shows how to build small objects in any dimension that roll like a wheel, expanding our understanding of higher dimensional space

How Stochastic Terrorism Uses Disgust to Incite Violence
Pundits are weaponizing disgust to fuel violence, and it’s affecting our humanity

COVID-Positive Olympic Athletes Are Still Competing
Several athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have come down with COVID, but they are still allowed to compete