Computing
People, Not Google’s Algorithm, Create Their Own Partisan ‘Bubbles’ Online
Politically polarized Google users are not steered to partisan sites by the search engine’s algorithm but generally decide to go there on their own
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Animals
Why Has a Group of Orcas Suddenly Started Attacking Boats?
Killer whales in a group near Spain and Portugal may be teaching one another to mess with small boats. They sank their third vessel earlier this month
Public Health
The End of the COVID Emergency and What It Means for You
What you pay for tests, vaccines, and medicine will change
Education
High School Students Need More Sleep and Later School Start Times
After reading a Scientific American editorial on sleep and school start times, students and their teacher wrote to the editors about their experiences. Their district listened, and school will start later next year...
Astronomy
Astronomers Have Spotted a Once-in-a-Decade Supernova—and You Can, Too
The death throes of a massive star in the galaxy M101, located just 21 million light-years away from Earth, are entrancing professional and amateur astronomers alike
Climate Change
Ozone Treaty Delayed Arctic Melting by 15 Years
The Montreal Protocol was intended to save Earth’s ozone layer, but it also helped slow global warming and delayed the melting of Arctic sea ice
Space Exploration
Can NASA's Artemis Moon Missions Count on Using Lunar Water Ice?
How realistic is it to expect to find enough ice on the moon to support human habitation?
Robotics
Soft ‘Electronic Skin’ Mimics Our Sense of Touch
A flexible, conductive membrane that can pass sensory information to the brain and muscles is a step towards artificial skin
Planetary Science
JWST Spots Biggest Water Plume Yet Spewing from a Moon of Saturn
The huge watery cloud spurting from Enceladus could carry the ingredients for life farther into space than previously known
Intelligence
The Dunning-Kruger Effect Isn’t What You Think It Is
The least skilled people know how much they don't know, but everyone thinks they are better than average
