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Social media harms teens’ mental health, mounting evidence …
Feb 20, 2024 · Citations. L. Braghieri, R. Levy and A. Makarin. Social media and mental health.American Economic Review.Vol. 112, November 2022, p. 3660. doi: 10.1257/aer.20211218.
Scientists are getting serious about UFOs. Here’s why - Science News
Aug 7, 2024 · In the decades since, UFOs have often come to be dismissed by scientists as the province of wackos and thus unworthy of study. The term UFO has a smirk factor to it, says Iain Boyd, an aerospace ...
Here’s how scientists reached nuclear fusion ‘ignition’ for the first …
Feb 16, 2024 · Citations. H. Abu-Shawareb et al. Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment. Physical Review Letters. Vol. 132, February 9, 2024 ...
How rare earth elements make modern technology possible
Jan 16, 2023 · How rare earth elements’ hidden properties make modern technology possible. These 17 metals fine-tune light and generate powerful magnetic fields
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A nuclear fusion experiment finally made more energy than it used
Dec 12, 2022 · Scientists have finally managed to bottle the sun. At 1:03 a.m. PST on December 5, researchers with the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, Calif., ignited controlled nuclear fusion that, for ...
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Is U.S. democracy in decline? Here’s what the science says
Oct 18, 2024 · More than 60 percent of U.S. respondents in another poll, from December 2023, believe that democracy in America is at risk depending on who wins the upcoming presidential election.Republican ...