Report reveals how everyday activities such as playing with pets, going shopping or swimming help…
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Arctic snow not darkening due to soot, dust
A new study shows that degrading satellite sensors, not soot or dust, are responsible for…
Mass gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet greater than losses
A new study says that an increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years…
Extreme weather events in Chesapeake Bay give clues for future climate impacts
For the millions of people who live in its expansive coastal areas, Chesapeake Bay provides…
Sleep interruptions worse for mood than overall reduced amount of sleep, study finds
A new study suggests that awakening several times throughout the night is more detrimental to…
Halloween skies to include dead comet flyby
The large space rock that will zip past Earth this Halloween is most likely a…
‘Everything in moderation’ diet advice may lead to poor metabolic health in US adults
Diet diversity, as defined by less similarity among the foods people eat, may be linked…
NASA spots the ‘Great Pumpkin’: Halloween asteroid a treat for radar astronomers
NASA scientists are tracking the upcoming Halloween flyby of asteroid 2015 TB145 with several optical…
Saturn’s geyser moon shines in close flyby views
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has begun transmitting its latest images of Saturn’s icy, geologically active moon…
Chemical complexity promises improved structural alloys for next-gen nuclear energy
Researchers are investigating ways to design structural materials that develop fewer, smaller flaws under irradiation….