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January 06, 2020

Dear Reader, Welcome to Scientific American's redesigned daily newsletter. From Monday to Friday, you'll receive the latest news and insights on exciting discoveries and advances in science that impact our world. Today, deadly bushfires in Australia continue to rage. Scientists have linked the blazes to climate change, yet the country's Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted his government plans to use a carbon accounting loophole that critics say will put the 1.5 C goal further out of reach. Also, this year Scientific American will celebrate its 175th birthday so expect to see anniversary-themed content and special reports throughout 2020. We look forward to sharing the history and future of science with you.

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Climate As Fires Rage, Australia Pushes to Emit More Carbon Critics say a loophole in carbon accounting undermines the Paris Agreement to limit global warming By Jean Chemnick,E&E News

Computing New Particle Accelerator Fits on a Silicon Chip The device uses lasers to accelerate electrons along an etched channel By Sophie Bushwick

Space How a New Wave of Orbiting Sentinels Is Changing Climate Science Advanced remote-sensing satellite technology is compiling a granular record of Earth's hardest-to-reach regions By Jon Gertner,Undark

Public Health Cause of Wuhan's Mysterious Pneumonia Cases Still Unknown, Chinese Officials Say The virus has sickened 59 people so far but does not appear to be transmitting among humans By Helen Branswell,STAT

Cognition Technique Takes Sleepers from Zzz to Aha! Reactivating remembered problems during sleep can trigger solutions By Matthew Hutson

Policy & Ethics What CRISPR-Baby Prison Sentences Mean for Research A Chinese court sent a strong signal by punishing He Jiankui and two colleagues By David Cyranoski,Nature magazine

FROM THE STORE Music and the Brain Neuroscientists have shown that music recruits nearly every area of the brain, fostering connections across different regions. In this eBook, we examine the latest imaging studies and discuss the effects of music on emotion, cognition, sensation and motor function. This includes an examination of the brain's anatomy when listening to or creating music, of music's relationship to learning math and language skills and of its role in promoting social connections and treating brain disorders and injuries.

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Watch a Raging Forest Fire Surround You in 360 Degrees Nightmarish spherical videos, shot from the center of an inferno, demonstrate how they spread By Sophie Bushwick | June 2019

QUOTE OF THE DAY "It's not the sun. It's not volcanoes. It's not 'natural cycles.' There is no explanation for this--none--that makes sense besides emissions of heat-trapping gases." Kate Marvel, climate scientist, via Twitter

WHAT WE'RE READING Invoking Islamic Tradition to Save Birds in Lebanon By The New York Times The Hubble Telescope Turns 30 This Year. Here's How Astronomers Will Celebrate. By Space.com Internet Deception Is Here to Stay--So What Do We Do Now? By Wired

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