Solar flare scare tactics, drop in U.S. life expectancy, debates over moon time and more!

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January 26, 2023

Astrophysics Should You Really Worry about Solar Flares? The sun is unleashing powerful outbursts that could strike Earth, but these events are far more common—and much less worrisome—than some hyped headlines suggest By Ed Browne

Public Health How the U.S. Lost Years of Life Many countries saw drops in life expectancy during the pandemic, but some populations have suffered more than others By Tanya Lewis

Microbiology This Overlooked Scientist Helped Save Washington, D.C.'s Cherry Trees Mycologist Flora Patterson helped make the USDA fungus collection into the world's largest. She also made a mean mushroom "catsup" By Katie Hafner,Hilda Gitchell,The Lost Women of Science Initiative

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Space Exploration What Time Is It on the Moon? Satellite navigation systems for lunar settlements will require local atomic clocks. Scientists are working out what time they will keep By Elizabeth Gibney,Nature magazine

Archaeology Did Plants Domesticate Humans? Watch 'The First Entanglement' Archaeologists studying one of the birthplaces of agriculture find a complex interplay between human actions and the workings of nature and genetics. By Regina Sobel

Public Health The Health Risks of Gas Stoves Explained Gas stoves produce emissions that can harm human health and the environment. Experts answer questions about the dangers and how to limit them By Tanya Lewis

Climate Change Global Carbon Removal Efforts Are Off Track for Meeting Climate Goals Carbon removal is an "unavoidable" part of global climate action, but a new report finds that current efforts aren't enough to meet the warming limits set by the Paris climate agreement By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Genetics Dads Have Been Older than Moms since the Dawn of Humanity, Study Suggests Using modern human DNA to estimate when new generations were born over 250,000 years, scientists suggest that fathers have been having children later in life than mothers throughout human history By Freda Kreier,Nature magazine

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QUOTE OF THE DAY "Even the most severe solar outbursts in living memory have had relatively subdued effects." Ed Browne, journalist, in, "Should You Really Worry about Solar Flares?"

WHAT WE'RE READING A New Way to Hand-Me-Down To help reduce clothing waste, two mothers in San Antonio started a small business reselling used children's clothes. By Anna Grace Lee | The New York Times | Jan. 22, 2023

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