What Researchers Know about Gun Policies' Effectiveness

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July 06, 2022

Policy What Researchers Know about Gun Policies' Effectiveness Studies are 'decades behind,' owing to a lack of funding, but research is picking up By Lynne Peeples,Nature magazine

Weather What Is a Heat Dome? An atmospheric scientist explains how large, persistent bends in the jet stream can bake a region for days By William Gallus,The Conversation US

Endangered Species African Wild Dogs Lose Pups to Climate Adaptation 'Trap' The endangered wild dog has shifted its breeding season by 22 days, resulting in fewer pups living through their first year By Daniel Cusick,E&E News

Animals How Antarctic Krill Coordinate the Biggest Swarms in the World Video analysis in 3-D shows the tiny creatures' swarming rules By Andrew Chapman

Evolution Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth's Worst Mass Extinction--And It's Making a Comeback Global warming fueled rampant overgrowth of microbes at the end of the Permian period. Such lethal blooms may be on the rise again By Chris Mays,Vivi Vajda,Stephen McLoughlin

Mental Health A Single, Quick 'Mindset' Exercise Protects against Adolescent Stress Reframing erroneous beliefs alleviates the emotional upheavals that beset young people on the cusp of adulthood By Lydia Denworth

Quantum Physics 10 Years after the Higgs, Physicists Are Optimistic for More Discoveries The Large Hadron Collider recently reopened after upgrades and is ready to explore new territory By Marcela Carena

Climate Change What's On and Off the Table for Climate Action after the Supreme Court Ruling Carbon capture and storage technology, low-carbon fuels, and state energy policies are all avenues the EPA could pursue to rein in greenhouse gases By Niina H. Farah,Carlos Anchondo,David Iaconangelo,E&E News

Health Care Disposable Hospital Gowns Could Expose Health Workers to Infection Widely used gowns, intended to protect people, can let too much liquid seep through, new studies suggest By Brett Kelman,Kaiser Health News

Mathematics Ukrainian Mathematician Becomes Second Woman to Win Prestigious Fields Medal Maryna Viazovska, who works on the geometry of spheres, is one of four winners of the coveted prize this year By Davide Castelvecchi,Nature magazine

Climate Change How Climate Change Is Leaving Some Species with 'Nowhere Left to Go' From the depths of the ocean to the peaks of mountains, species are moving out of their historical homes in search of cooler conditions By Fionna M. D. Samuels

FROM THE STORE Truth vs Lies How do we navigate the post-truth era, when there is no longer an expectation that politicians or pundits will be honest? In this eBook, we break down the science of deception so that we can protect ourselves against it. We look at human perception and how those perceptions are influenced using technology as well as provide interventions for combating bias and antiscience thinking. *Editor's Note: This Collector's Edition was published as Truth vs Lies. The eBook adaptation contains all of the articles, but some of the artwork has been removed to optimize viewing on tablet devices.

FROM THE ARCHIVE The Science Is Clear: Gun Control Saves Lives By enacting simple laws that make guns safer and harder to get, we can prevent killings like the ones in Uvalde and Buffalo By The Editors | May 2022

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