3I/ATLAS Observations: Interstellar Comets Become Routine
A dirty snowball from another star system is cruising past at nearly twice Earth-Sun distance, and about twenty different teams…
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What Are Cosmic Rays and How Are They Defined?
Cosmic rays are not a special new kind of particle. They are mostly high-energy charged particles, primarily protons and atomic…
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How Legionnaires’ Disease Spreads and How to Prevent It
Legionnaires’ disease spreads when people inhale tiny water droplets that contain Legionella bacteria, most often from large water systems such…
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Bomb Cyclone vs Hurricane: What’s the Difference?
A bomb cyclone is a rapidly intensifying extratropical low-pressure system, while a hurricane is a tropical cyclone that forms over…
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Are Blue Eyes More Sensitive to Light?
Yes. People with blue eyes are, on average, more sensitive to bright light because they have less melanin pigment in…
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The eye test for minds without pictures is getting real
Close your eyes and picture a desk lamp flicking on in a dark room. For most people, the pupils pinch,…
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When Eye Pigment Turns Against You: The Hidden Glaucoma
When Eye Pigment Turns Against You: The Hidden Glaucoma A little-known syndrome stalks young myopes, then spikes pressure overnight It…
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Smart, calm, and distant? Rethinking empathy and IQ
In a crisis, the smartest person in the room often looks calm. Is that cool head a lack of feeling,…
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Testosterone reshapes men’s attraction and their sense of fairness
The lab is quiet until the faces appear. One after another, women’s portraits flash on the screen. A group of…
