“Pronatalists want more babies. Their solutions are not rooted in science.”
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Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.com).
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Today
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Conservative pronatalists want a return to the traditional nuclear family. But that family structure is at odds with how humans evolved.
Gases jetting out of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák may have caused it to reverse its spin in 2017, possibly leading to its eventual destruction.
A new documentary available on Disney+ and Hulu appeals to our sense of wonder to highlight why bees need saving.
Yesterday
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The tiny seismic signals of rainwater moving through the ground show how heavy tilling damage soil.
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The concept of entanglement links far-flung particles. That relationship can prove that someone is in the location they claim to be.
Mar 27, 2026
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Limbless tree snakes can lift most of their body into the air without toppling. They manage this by focusing all their bending forces at their base.
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AI agents are starting to work in teams, but without careful organization, groups of bots can easily fall into chaos.
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Found in an ultrafaint dwarf galaxy, the ancient star’s unusual chemistry indicates it formed from gas enriched by a single early supernova.
Mar 26, 2026
In a sperm whale birth recorded in more intimate detail than ever before, local whales huddled around the mother and lifted the calf to the surface.
Fossil jaw remains found in Egypt suggest that the earliest modern apes evolved in North Africa, not in East Africa where most fossils have been found.
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At cold temperatures, water has two different liquid phases, which become one at the critical point. The discovery could help explain water’s quirks.
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Instagram and YouTube intentionally designed social media platforms to hook users, a landmark court case found. A pediatrician explains the ruling’s impact.
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The idea is to control bad cholesterol early in life. Additional tests are also recommended to provide a clearer picture of risk.
Mar 25, 2026
A $20 billion plan for a moon base by 2030 and the launch nuclear-propulsion space exploration raises hopes, but caution given deep government cuts.
Two new studies suggest that genetically stable dogs were living among humans in Europe by about 14,000 years ago.
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New measurements from the Blue Ghost lander suggest that thin crust, not just radioactive heating, shaped the moon’s dark lava plains.
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Sure, playing video game is fun. But the ability of tiny brain organoids to pick up a skill could provide insight into how healthy brains work.
Mar 24, 2026
Scientists are envisioning an antimatter delivery program that could ferry antiprotons from CERN to other labs around Europe.
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Phantom crane flies change the angle of their splayed legs to increase or reduce drag, helping them navigate varying winds.
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A team of scientists re-created the way Neandertals made birch tar and found its antibacterial properties could fight off skin infections.
Mar 23, 2026
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A crater as wide as two American football fields formed in spring 2024, a size expected roughly once a century. A NASA orbiter got to watch.
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Scientists tracked mantis strike force from youth to adulthood, showing females eventually hit far harder than males. Why is a mystery.