The best science books of 2024
Books about killer asteroids, human consciousness, nuclear weapons and the collapse of the Late Bronze Age were among our top reads this year.
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Ancient ‘land bridge’ that connected Siberia to US wasn’t what it seems, scientists find
The boggy landscape of the Bering land bridge may have allowed some ice age animals to cross easily, while others stayed in Asia.
New thunderstorms wider than Earth are spewing out green lightning on Jupiter — and could make one of the gas giant’s massive bands disappear
A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter’s “South Equatorial Belt” and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end up altering the rusty band’s color — and potentially…
New BadRAM attack neuters security assurances in AMD Epyc processors
One of the oldest maxims in hacking is that once an attacker has physical access to a device, it’s game over for its security. The basis is sound. It doesn’t matter how locked down a phone, computer, or other machine…
New research suggests highlighting shared values can bridge America’s political divide
A new study published in Social Psychological & Personality Science reveals that highlighting shared values between U.S. Republicans and Democrats can reduce perceived polarization and foster hope. Political polarization in the United States is often seen as deep and intractable.…
Avian flu cases are on the upswing at big dairy farms
A handful of dairy farms sprawl across the valley floor, ringed by the spikey, copper-colored San Jacinto mountains. This is the very edge of California’s dairy country—and so far, the cows here are safe. But everyone worries that the potentially…
We’ve got a lavish new trailer for Star Trek: Section 31
Michelle Yeoh stars in Star Trek: Section 31. We’ve got a shiny new trailer for Star Trek: Section 31, the long-awaited spinoff film that brings back Michelle Yeoh’s magnificent Phillipa Georgiou from Star Trek: Discovery. The film will give us…
Large, ghostly white crab-like predator discovered at the bottom of the Atacama Trench
A never-before-seen predatory crustacean that feeds on other smaller creatures in the hadal zone was discovered in the Atacama Trench at a depth of 25,900 feet.
Religious service attendance linked to lower dementia risk in Black older adults
An analysis of data from the Health and Retirement Study focusing on Black participants found that older adults with higher participation in religious or spiritual activities were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. Those who never attended…
Chatbots urged teen to self-harm, suggested murdering parents, lawsuit says
After a troubling October lawsuit accused Character.AI (C.AI) of recklessly releasing dangerous chatbots that allegedly caused a 14-year-old boy’s suicide, more families have come forward to sue chatbot-maker Character Technologies and the startup’s major funder, Google. On Tuesday, another lawsuit…
