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— golfer2015/E+/Getty Images Our planet has warmed by about 1.2°C since 1850. Climate models simulate this effect, but when tested against the past 40 years of warming, these models fall short. The situation is even worse when it comes to modeling past climates with...by sagesgroup | Nov 5, 2023 | Health, homepage, Mental Health, Psychology, Syndicated, The Conversation
— boonchai wedmakawand/Moment/Getty Images People often use the phrase “mind over matter” to describe situations where aches and pains in the body are overridden using the mind. A gardener comes in from gardening and is surprised to discover a nasty cut on her hand,...by sagesgroup | Oct 23, 2023 | Astronomy, homepage, hp-latest, NASA, Science, Space Science, Syndicated, The Conversation
— Marc Ward/Stocktrek Images/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images In 2020, Oxford-based philosopher Toby Ord published a book called The Precipice about the risk of human extinction. He put the chances of “existential catastrophe” for our species during the next century at...by sagesgroup | Oct 23, 2023 | Cleaning, Climate Crisis, Environment, Health, Home, homepage, Syndicated, The Conversation
— Matt Champlin/Moment/Getty Images When wildfire smoke turns the air brown and hazy, you might think about heading indoors with the windows closed, running an air purifier, or even wearing a mask. These are all good strategies to reduce exposure to the particles in...by sagesgroup | Oct 22, 2023 | Biology, Drugs, Health, homepage, hp-latest, Medicine, Syndicated, The Conversation
— Boston Globe/Boston Globe/Getty Images If you have ever gotten a vaccine or received an intravenous drug and did not come down with a potentially life-threatening fever, you can thank a horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). How can animals, which are often called...by sagesgroup | Oct 8, 2023 | Biology, Coronavirus, Health, homepage, Mind and Body, Science, Syndicated, Undark Magazine
— Maskot/Maskot/Getty Images Growing up, Julian Meeks knew what a life without a sense of smell could look like. He’d watched this grandfather navigate the condition known as anosmia, observing that he didn’t perceive flavor and only enjoyed eating very salty or meaty...