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Elizabeth and Margaretta Morris, the Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science

The Morris sisters made significant contributions to botany and entomology, but their stories were erased from the history of early American science, both accidentally and by design.

Thu Mar 28, 2024 23:57
Song Lyrics Really Are Getting Simpler and More Repetitive, Study Finds

An assessment of hundreds of thousands of songs confirms that choruses and hooks have taken over—but simpler isn’t necessarily worse

Thu Mar 28, 2024 20:58
What Google’s New AI Fruit Fly Can Teach Us about Real Behavior

To learn how to move, groom itself and flap its wings, a fruit fly AI devoured hours of video of real insects

Thu Mar 28, 2024 15:56
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Is Already Rewriting Solar System History

Scientists have scarcely begun studying pristine material from asteroid Bennu brought back to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx mission, but have already found several surprises

Thu Mar 28, 2024 15:56
Global Warming Is Slowing the Earth’s Rotation

Drastic polar ice melt is slowing Earth’s rotation, counteracting a speedup from the planet’s liquid outer core. The upshot is that we might need to subtract a leap second for the first time ever within the decade

Thu Mar 28, 2024 15:56
Why Do Colors Change during a Solar Eclipse?

When the moon fully eclipses the sun, it’s not just the sky that changes. Your eyes do, too

Thu Mar 28, 2024 15:56

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