Winter has arrived, delivering seasonal snowstorms to North America. By managing the loads of snow piling up in front of our doors, we might encounter a danger many haven’t thought about. Did you know that when shoveling snow for just ten…
Category: 9. Sci/Tech
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What does ‘chance of precipitation’ really mean? A meteorologist explains.
Understanding the weather forecast can sometimes feel like reading tea leaves. Do…
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2025
From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year
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The Christmas spices proven to reduce bloating and lower blood sugar
Regardless of how you celebrate end-of-year holidays, food is probably central to your winter…
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Women and men were both sacrificed in ancient China – but for different reasons
Archaeologists have found evidence of a highly gendered Stone Age society in China…
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Sea snakes keep washing up on Australia’s shores and scientists are unsure why
Scientists are sounding the alarm after an unusually high number of sightings of sea snakes…
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These Seals Remember Their Old Rivals by Voice — Even After a Year at Sea
Each winter, the beaches of central California become arenas of force. Male northern elephant seals rise, collide chest to chest, and hurl their roars across the sand in battles that decide rank, territory, and access to mates. It’s one of the…
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