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November 28, 2022

Mental Health Why Social Media Makes People Unhappy--And Simple Ways to Fix It Research suggests platform designs make us lose track of time spent on them and can heighten conflicts, and then we feel upset with ourselves By Daisy Yuhas

Politics Young Climate Voters Could Tilt Georgia's Runoff Election for Senate Voters under age 30 turned out for Raphael Warnock in the first race, suggesting he lean even harder into climate policy By Scott Waldman,E&E News

Animals What Makes Animals Cannibals? Cannibals start munching as animal populations grow By Fionna M. D. Samuels

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Engineering Outdoor Air Conditioning Cools the World Cup--But Is It Sustainable? In an ever warming world, the health benefits of stadium air-conditioning may not outweigh the climate risks By Daniel Leonard

Aerospace Space Elevators Are Less Sci-Fi Than You Think I've been working on space elevators for almost 20 years, and though we still have issues to solve, we are getting closer to making them reality By Stephen Cohen

Climate Change A Burned Redwood Forest Tells a Story of Climate Change, Past, Present and Future From the ashes of the giants of Big Basin Redwoods State Park arise a history of fire suppression and real questions about what happens to the forests in a drought-stricken West Coast going forward. By Sarah Goodwin,Shannon Behrman | 06:46

Psychology People Shopping for 'Meaning' Buy Cheaper Goods People who prioritize "meaning" when they shop may unwittingly convince themselves to buy cheaper goods, services and experiences By Nicole Mead

Materials Science Silkworms Spin a Potential Microplastics Substitute "Intentionally added microplastics" in pesticides and cosmetics could be made from silk instead By Ysabelle Kempe

Neuroscience Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Possibly Promoting Bonding with a Baby A woman during pregnancy shows changes in a key brain network that may be important for bonding with hernov. child   By Ingrid Wickelgren

Astronomy Satellite Constellations Could Harm the Environment, New Watchdog Report Says Elon Musk's Starlink and other satellite sources of light pollution and orbital debris should face an environmental review, the U.S. Government Accountability Office finds By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Paleontology Scientists Ruin Delicious Seabass to Probe Why Some Organs Don't Fossilize Watching fish rot for more than two months disproves a long-standing fossilization theory By Sasha Warren

Public Health What the Triple Threat of COVID, RSV and Flu Means for Children Two epidemiologists explain how three viral illnesses are straining health care systems By Rebecca S.B. Fischer,Annette Regan,The Conversation US

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