Researchers showed in 2022 that heat index calculations by NOAA based on analyses from the 1970s don’t adequately reflect the heat stress humans feel during the extremes of heat and humidity accompanying climate change. Using their revised heat index, the researchers looked at Texas’s summer 2023 heat wave and found that the 3 degree F …

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Detailed reports on thousands of artifacts pulled from ‘Britain’s Pompeii’ reveals the surprisingly sophisticated domestic lives of Bronze Age Fen folk some 3,000 years ago — from home interiors to recipes, clothing, kitchenware and pets. ​Detailed reports on thousands of artifacts pulled from ‘Britain’s Pompeii’ reveals the surprisingly sophisticated domestic lives of Bronze Age Fen …

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Air pollution and night-time outdoor light each were associated with harmful effects on brain health, finds new study. ​Air pollution and night-time outdoor light each were associated with harmful effects on brain health, finds new study. Air pollution and night-time outdoor light each were associated with harmful effects on brain health, finds new study. 

Engineers aim to give robots a bit of common sense when faced with situations that push them off their trained path, so they can self-correct after missteps and carry on with their chores. The team’s method connects robot motion data with the common sense knowledge of large language models, or LLMs. ​Engineers aim to give …

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Three experiments have been selected to fly to the moon alongside NASA’s Artemis III astronauts, all designed to help with future long-term stays on the moon and eventually Mars ​Three experiments have been selected to fly to the moon alongside NASA’s Artemis III astronauts, all designed to help with future long-term stays on the moon …

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Psychologists have discovered a circuit in the brain of mice that makes them crave food and seek it out, even when they are not hungry. When stimulated, this cluster of cells propels mice to forage vigorously and to prefer fatty and pleasurable foods like chocolate over healthier foods like carrots. ​Psychologists have discovered a circuit …

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Claims that climate change is natural are inconsistent with new oceanic temperature trends. ​Claims that climate change is natural are inconsistent with new oceanic temperature trends. Claims that climate change is natural are inconsistent with new oceanic temperature trends. 

Dark matter is one of science’s greatest mysteries. Although it is believed to make up about 85 percent of the cosmos, scientists know very little about its fundamental nature. Research provides some of the most stringent constraints on the nature of dark matter yet. It also revealed a small hint of a signal that, if …

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