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In the physics of water displacement, the answer isn’t always intuitive. from Science Latest https://ift.tt/rqjay7U via IFTTT

The sex frequently neglected by birders and scientists takes the spotlight in the Audubon Photography Awards’ Female Bird Prize from Science | smithsonianmag.com https://ift.tt/ldfm93F via IFTTT

Five people went into viral remission after stem cell transplants from donors with HIV resistance. A sixth patient received normal cells. Is an anti-inflammatory drug behind his recovery, instead? from Science Latest https://ift.tt/6IqNohc via IFTTT

This summer's extraordinary heat is but a preview of what's to come: Humidity not only makes daytime highs more miserable, it extends the hotness through the night. from Science Latest https://ift.tt/ruIZVtg via IFTTT

An anthropologist ponders whether a children's pastime in the Philippines, pitting the creatures against each other in wrestling matches, decreases fear from Science | smithsonianmag.com https://ift.tt/niWdAHh via IFTTT

Is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) about to shut down, creating climate chaos? Depends who you ask. from Science Latest https://ift.tt/hlsqCkc via IFTTT

Microbiologist Andrew Hessel believes in the power of synthetic biology to cure cancer, clone ourselves for the future—or to even destroy humanity. from Science Latest https://ift.tt/xVenrTP via IFTTT

Extreme heat and other weather events are driving bears closer to humans’ campgrounds and hiking trails—and that’s no good for either species from Science Latest https://ift.tt/zvDK0Ch via IFTTT

Researchers showed real people and a neural network the same art—and they all found the same images memorable. What does that mean for artistic expression? from Science Latest https://ift.tt/R1Q4Af3 via IFTTT

With constructs built entirely from stem cells, researchers can revolutionize scientific understanding of human development. But how close is too close? from Science Latest https://ift.tt/nBQTLdb via IFTTT

Maybe one tweak: Ecologists in Ukraine are reintroducing kulans and other species to the steppes to help recover the war-ravaged ecoystem. It’s worked before—at Chernobyl. from Science Latest https://ift.tt/ITQ0hcr via IFTTT

Patients with hairy tongue syndrome—which can also turn tongues black, brown, yellow, or blue—often report gagging, mouth dryness, or bad breath. from Science Latest https://ift.tt/3AxSX8y via IFTTT

In the rainy mountains along Ireland’s west coast, the nonprofit Hometree wants to bring back a temperate rainforest ecosystem that has been gone for centuries. from Science Latest https://ift.tt/Xo8Pb4E via IFTTT

The line, from the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita, has come to define Robert Oppenheimer, but its meaning is more complex than many realize. from Science Latest https://ift.tt/vO7CzaP via IFTTT

Paleontologists say more non-avian dinos are waiting to be uncovered than have previously been found from Science | smithsonianmag.com https://ift.tt/ISqWuQy via IFTTT

A UK company cofounded by an astrophysicist combines AI with radar satellite imagery to keep track of vegetation, and eventually to make forecasts about its growth. from Science Latest https://ift.tt/hldoKAT via IFTTT

During the Cold War, the US built a network of tunnels in the Greenland ice sheet. Sixty years later, the base has provided a critical clue about the climate crisis. from Science Latest https://ift.tt/YRuhadF via IFTTT