GENERAL INTEREST
New Yorker, November 07, 2019
A mathematician explains how to get the mind into motion.
The Mysterious 'Tully Monster' Fossil Just Got More Mysterious
The Conversation, November 11, 2019
Every now and again, scientists discover fossils that are so bizarre they defy classification. The Tully Monster is an example.
Phys.Org, November 12, 2019
From hieroglyphics to emojis, and grunts to gestures, humans have always used multiple modes to communicate, including language.
Science History: How George Westinghouse Lit Up the World
Cosmos, November 11, 2019
Two great men, Westinghouse and Tesla, led the world on a path of alternating current (AC) which skyrocketed progress in what some call the great second industrial revolution.
STAT, November 11, 2019
The initiative is unusual in that it grants such a large amount of patient data to a third-party technology company without the knowledge of doctors or patients.
COSMOS
Universe Today, November 06, 2019
Voyager 2 is in a position to give us unique scientific insights into this region.
Nature, November 11, 2019
Researchers fear that plans to send tens of thousands of communications satellites into orbit will disrupt scientific observations of the Universe.
Science Magazine, November 12, 2019
A controversial dark matter claim may be making a comeback.
The Guardian, November 06, 2019
From Sagan to Tesla, scientists have long puzzled over how to talk to extraterrestrial intelligence.
Quanta, November 12, 2019
The goal of a 15 puzzle is to put numbered tiles in order. Now mathematicians have solved the opposite problem - how to scramble one.
INNOVATION
TechXplore, November 08, 2019
Will the modes of transport we use today will still be around by the turn of the next century?
New York Times, November 11, 2019
Scientists are setting dark traps from which light cannot escape. But nature already has built a few of her own.
Scientific American, November 06, 2019
The limited system made a notable advancement on the road to beating classical machines.
STAT, November 08, 2019
The pod - it looks something like an oversized phone booth - is a free-standing tele-health clinic, stocked with all the instruments a virtual practitioner might need to diagnose run-of-the-mill illnesses or dole out common prescriptions.
Reuters, November 05, 2019
Many traditional subjects, such as geography, mathematics and physics, would also be studied from the perspective of sustainable development.
HEALTH
The Guardian, November 10, 2019
Easy-to-access activities that help to reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and the risk of heart disease
Cosmos, November 07, 2019
House-plants don't improve indoor air quality, researchers say.
Science Daily, November 07, 2019
A decrease in physical activity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Environmental Health News, November 12, 2019
First of a 4-part series by EHN.org: Investigation finds regulatory push to discredit independent evidence of harm while favoring pro-industry science despite significant shortcomings.
Facing 'Certain Death,' Teenager With Vaping Injury Gets Double Lung Transplant
New York Times, November 12, 2019
"What I saw in his lungs is like nothing I've seen before, and I've been doing lung transplants for 20 years," Dr. Nemeh (the surgeon) said.
WBUR/Earthwhile, November 08, 2019
The chemicals called "PFAS" have been in the news a lot lately - like the recent revelation that the U.S. EPA was allowing PFAS-contaminated water to be treated in Lowell and discharged into the Merrimack River.
NATURE
Quanta, November 07, 2019
Purported randomness and variability of neural activity relates not just to messiness in the brain's neural mechanics, but also to behavioral states like arousal and stress - states that seem to affect perception and decision-making as well
Science Daily, November 11, 2019
The Nile's unchanging path has been a geologic mystery because long-lived rivers usually move over time.
Phys.Org, November 08, 2019
Scientists understand the basic process of photosynthesis, but many crucial details remain elusive, occurring at dimensions and fleeting time scales long deemed too minuscule to probe.
Science News, November 11, 2019
Amidst the dry, thorny underbrush of a coastal Vietnamese forest, a silver-backed chevrotain stepped into view of a camera trap - and back into the scientific record after almost three decades.
ENVIRONMENT
BBC News, November 11, 2019
The biggest and most damaging hurricanes are now three times more frequent than they were 100 years ago, say researchers.
The Guardian, November 12, 2019
The Tongass national forest, one of the world's last intact temperate rainforests which plays a crucial role in fighting the climate crisis, is under threat of logging as Alaska seeks exemption from the Roadless Rule, which protects millions of acres of pristine forests across the US.
Washington Post, November 09, 2019
As the seasonal harvest approaches, 'ghost groves' abandoned by growers are scattered across the state. 'We're in a race right now to save the Florida citrus industry,' a researcher said.
New York Times, November 11, 2019
The Trump administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations, overriding protests
from scientists and physicians who say the new rule would undermine the scientific underpinnings of government policy-making.
L.A. TImes, November 10, 2019
Nowhere else has the United States saddled another country with so much of its nuclear waste, a product of its Cold War atomic testing program.
CLIMATE
Five Global Trends Shaping Our Climate Future
New York Times, November 12, 2019
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has significantly increased its future projections for offshore wind farms, solar installations and battery-powered cars, both because these technologies keep getting cheaper and because countries like India keep ramping up their clean-energy targets.
Newsweek, November 05, 2019
A group of two dozen state governors, mostly Democratic but also including Republicans, pledged to uphold the Paris climate agreement despite the Trump administration's withdrawal from it.
Climate Warnings from the Distant Past
Cosmos, November 13, 2019
We looked at sea levels 125,000 years ago. The results are terrifying.
Inside Climate News, November 11, 2019
Reporters from across the Midwest explore the climate risks and the strategies communities are using to adapt.
Washington Post, November 12, 2019
The disappearance of the fish coincides with another striking development: the loss of a unique blanket of sea ice that dips far below the Arctic to reach this shore.
