September 10, 2024 5 min read So far, enthusiasm for the Harris campaign has vindicated Democratic Party elites’ decision to push Joe Biden out of the race. Was this just a lucky guess based on political vibes? Or were there actual data supporting the decision? By Brianna Zichettella & Josh Pasek U.S. Vice President and...
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How to watch Apple’s iPhone 16 event: Live stream, start time, more
Apple will hold its special “It’s Glowtime” event today, September 9, at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. During the keynote, the company is expected to unveil the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10, and new AirPods model. Even though some media personalities and developers were invited to watch the event from Apple Park,...
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How to start pickling food
If you’re new to pickling, start with the vinegar-based method. Image: DepositPhotos We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › People have been pickling for more than 4,000 years, making it one of the oldest methods of food preservation. The technique extends the shelf...
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Astronauts and aquanauts: What does the sea have to do with space?
Space and the open ocean: On the surface, it seems like two more wildly contrasting places couldn’t possibly exist. But on the contrary, the two are more closely tied than you think. And people who have been to the farthest reaches of both can attest to the fact. Because as it turns out, the types...
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How Often Do Satellites Crash Back to Earth and Are There Dangers in Their Return?
Satellites have become a vital part of our daily lives, quietly orbiting Earth to enable technologies from weather forecasting to global communications. But while these modern marvels work tirelessly above us, they don’t last forever. Eventually, every satellite reaches the end of its life — and that often involves a fiery dive back through Earth’s...
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The Ten Best American Written Plays
Before motion pictures, plays were the most popular medium of long-form storytelling for live audiences. From ancient Greece to the Renaissance, plays and playwrights have captured the hearts and minds of the masses. Names like Homer and Shakespeare will ring out throughout the ages for their literary prowess. Like any other great nation, America has...
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How do gold nuggets form? Earthquakes may be the key
Gold has always been a hot commodity. But these days, finding a nugget isn’t too tricky: Much of the world’s gold is mined from natural veins of quartz, a glassy mineral that streaks through large chunks of Earth’s squashed-up crust. But the geologic process that put gold nuggets there in the first place was a...
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Contributors to Scientific American’s September 2024 Issue
August 20, 2024 4 min read Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories By Allison Parshall Tim Quady/Blue Rhino Studio Beth Zaiken What Was It Like to Be a Dinosaur? Since childhood, Beth Zaiken (above) has been enamored by old-school natural history museum exhibits—the ones that use visual tricks to make...
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Multiscale modeling shows how 2’-deoxy-ATP rescues ventricular function in heart failure
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 35, August 2024. Read whole article here
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The job market needs workers. The newest ones are over age 75.
At a time when America’s political class has decided some people are too old to be president, the economy is pointing in another direction: The fastest-growing segment of the labor force is the 75-and-older worker. While much of that growth is simple demographics – many baby boomers are moving into their 70s – it doesn’t...