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01-23-2021, 06:37 PM

Bok started a thread NASA Ends Efforts to Deploy Mars InSight's 'Mole' in Science

After two years of futile struggles to penetrate surprisingly sticky soil, the heat probe’s demise leaves large gaps in our understanding of...

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01-23-2021, 06:37 PM

Bok started a thread Electrical Brain Stimulation May Alleviate Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Science

Noninvasive electrical zaps, tuned specifically to individual brain-activity patterns, appear to reduce checking, hoarding and other compulsions for...

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01-23-2021, 06:37 PM

Bok started a thread Vaccines Need Not Completely Stop COVID Transmission to Curb the Pandemic in Science

Lessons from other viruses show that even if vaccines don’t completely stop disease spread, they can still successfully contain it -- Read...

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01-23-2021, 06:37 PM

Bok started a thread Mysterious Heat Spikes inside Cells Are Probed with Tiny Diamonds in Science

A new type of sensor may help solve a puzzling cellular phenomenon -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com More...

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01-23-2021, 06:37 PM

Bok started a thread Telescopes on Far Side of the Moon Could Illuminate the Cosmic Dark Ages in Science

Instruments deployed on missions to the lunar far side might give us an unprecedented view of the early universe -- Read more on...

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01-23-2021, 06:37 PM

Bok started a thread The Second-Generation COVID Vaccines Are Coming in Science

After Pfizer and Moderna, a slew of other candidates could fill gaps in efficacy, production or distribution -- Read more on...

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01-23-2021, 06:37 PM

Bok started a thread COVID Can Cause Forgetfulness, Psychosis, Mania or a Stutter in Science

The virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com More...

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01-23-2021, 06:37 PM

Bok started a thread Forever Chemicals Are Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water in Science

Experts hope that with the incoming Biden administration, the federal government will finally regulate a class of chemicals known as PFASs -- Read...

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01-15-2021, 07:19 AM

Bok started a thread The 'Shared Psychosis' of Donald Trump and His Loyalists in Science

Forensic psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee explains the outgoing president’s pathological appeal and how to wean people from it -- Read more on...

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01-15-2021, 07:19 AM

Bok started a thread Climate Deniers Shift Tactics to 'Inactivism' in Science

Fossil fuel interests are trying to blame climate change on individuals while also sowing division, says Michael Mann, one of their prime targets ...

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01-15-2021, 07:19 AM

Bok started a thread COVID Is on Track to Become the U.S.'s Leading Cause of Death--Yet Again in Science

This winter the novel coronavirus may kill more people than heart disease, cancer, stroke, Alzheimer’s or diabetes -- Read more on...

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01-15-2021, 07:19 AM

Bok started a thread Dire Wolves Were Not Really Wolves, New Genetic Clues Reveal in Science

The extinct giant canids were a remarkable example of convergent evolution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com More...

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01-15-2021, 07:19 AM

Bok started a thread Should We Change COVID Vaccine Doses to Reach More People? What the Data Say in Science

Scientists are debating whether to delay, skip or halve doses. But untested tweaks could shake public confidence -- Read more on...

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01-15-2021, 07:19 AM

Bok started a thread Earth's Biodiversity Bursts Do Not Follow Expected Pattern in Science

Life’s great radiations do not always line up with mass extinctions, a new study shows -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ...

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01-15-2021, 07:19 AM

Bok started a thread The World's Oldest Animal Paintings Are on This Cave Wall in Science

Depictions of pigs found in Indonesia date back at least 45,500 years -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com More...

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01-15-2021, 07:19 AM

Bok started a thread Brown Tree Snakes Twist Themselves into 'Lassos' to Climb in Science

The reptiles scale trees with a technique never before observed in any snake -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com More...

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01-07-2021, 08:14 PM

Bok started a thread Dog Domestication May Have Begun because Paleo Humans Couldn't Stomach the Original P in Science

Unable to digest large amounts of protein, hunters likely left scraps that could have led to the taming of wolves -- Read more on...

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01-07-2021, 08:14 PM

Bok started a thread The Best Evidence for How to Overcome COVID Vaccine Fears in Science

Social science offers valuable lessons about ways to convince those who are hesitant about the shots -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ...

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01-07-2021, 08:14 PM

Bok started a thread Can Free Community College Unite a Divided U.S.? in Science

The incoming Biden-Harris administration wants to launch a new era in higher education that will make it open to everyone -- Read more on...

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01-07-2021, 08:14 PM

Bok started a thread New COVID Vaccines Need Absurd Amounts of Material and Labor in Science

Companies are scrambling to obtain supplies for hundreds of millions of doses of a type of vaccine that has never been made at this scale before ...

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01-07-2021, 08:14 PM

Bok started a thread Explosive Charges Protect Backcountry Skiers in Science

Controlled avalanches are a major safety effort during a year of outdoor activities -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com More...

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01-07-2021, 08:14 PM

Bok started a thread Exotic Animal Cafes Featuring Otters, Lizards and Owls Raise Alarms in Science

The business of these cafés is growing, which could boost the illegal wildlife trade and have negative implications for wild animal...

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12-30-2020, 06:36 PM

Bok started a thread Recent outage in News & Discussion

We had a 4hour power outage on the 29th december. It actually affected 4 neighborhoods. The UPS's on the servers only last about an hour. the...

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12-29-2020, 12:52 PM

Bok replied to a thread Free-DC web site in STATS - Bugs or Feature Requests

We had a fairly major power outage here this morning which affected a bunch of neighborhoods. UPS only keeps the servers on for about 40mins tops and...

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12-29-2020, 11:56 AM

Bok started a thread From Rapping Robots to Glowing Frogs: Our Favorite Fun Stories of 2020 in Science

It has been a tough year, but science still brought us some weird, cool and quirky findings -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ...

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12-29-2020, 11:56 AM

Bok started a thread New Views of Quantum Jumps Challenge Core Tenets of Physics in Science

One of the most basic processes in all of nature—a subatomic particle’s transition between discrete energy states—is surprisingly...

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