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Lucy, the First Mission to Jupiter's Asteroids, Could Reveal Solar System Origins

Alexandra Witze and Nature magazine

Climate Change

Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property

Jennifer A. Francis

Geology

Largest Known Undersea Volcanic Eruption Explains Odd Seismic Waves

Daniel Lingenhöhl

How Airborne Microplastics Affect Climate Change

Like other aerosols, these tiny particles scatter and absorb sunlight, influencing Earth’s temperature

Andrea Thompson

Planetary Science

Planetary Science

Lucy, the First Mission to Jupiter's Asteroids, Could Reveal Solar System Origins

Alexandra Witze and Nature magazine

Climate Change

Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property

Jennifer A. Francis

Geology

Largest Known Undersea Volcanic Eruption Explains Odd Seismic Waves

Daniel Lingenhöhl

Climate Change

Fossil Fuel Development to Exceed Global Climate Targets

Sara Schonhardt and E&E News

Policy

Electoral Engineering and the Freedom to Vote

Michael Latner, Charles Smith, Alex Keena and Anthony McGann | Opinion

Medicine

Four Success Stories in Gene Therapy

Jim Daley

Animals

How Can an Elephant Squeak Like a Mouse?

Karen Hopkin

Medicine

The Quest to Overcome Gene Therapy’s Failures

Tanya Lewis

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People Who Jump to Conclusions Show Other Kinds of Thinking Errors

Belief in conspiracy theories and overconfidence are two tendencies linked to hasty thinking

Carmen Sanchez and David Dunning

Gut Bacteria Change as You Get Older—and May Accelerate Aging

Microbe types in older people’s intestines are different and are linked to disease

Melinda Wenner Moyer

Planetary Science

Meteorite Crashes into Woman’s Bed in Canada

The woman awoke to find the space rock laying next to her head

Mindy Weisberger and LiveScience

Who Needs a COVID Booster Shot? Experts Answer Common Questions

Now that the FDA has authorized the shots for a broad range of Americans, many people want to know if they need a booster dose. Here’s what we have learned so far

Why We Need to Upgrade Our Face Masks—and Where to Get Them

High-quality respirators such as N95s and K95s are now widely available and provide the best protection against COVID, according to experts. Why aren’t more people wearing them?

Largest Known Undersea Volcanic Eruption Explains Odd Seismic Waves

Researchers tie the event to “swarm quakes” off the French island of Mayotte

Daniel Lingenhöhl

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The Top 10 Innovations in Mental Health

The Top 10 Innovations in Mental Health

Mental Health

A look at methods and technologies that are transforming the work of psychiatrists and psychologists

September 14, 2021

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What Is 5G? Here Is a Short Video Primer

You see it mentioned in countless phone commercials, and your phone might use it. But do you know how it works?

October 13, 2021

Nutrition

What is Kombucha?

October 5, 2021

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

What Is Machine Learning, and How Does It Work? Here's a Short Video Primer

September 29, 2021

Nutrition

If Algae Has Not Found Its Way onto Your Plate Yet, It Probably Will Soon

September 16, 2021

Nutrition

You Have Probably Eaten This Natural Food Additive without Knowing It

September 2, 2021

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