Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman has passed away. His groundbreaking work in psychology revolutionized the understanding of human decision-making, earning him the Nobel Prize and forever changing the landscape of cognitive science.

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Canadian winters are notoriously cold and harsh, and one Canadian resident, the honeybee, refuses to go outside at all during winter.

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First published in 2017, the paperback of American Eclipse, with a new afterword about the 2024 solar eclipse, is an impressive tale of science and adventure, featuring a cast of characters who are not only real, but also somehow very familiar.
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With the correct precautions, some low-saline oil-produced water (OPW) may be a safe and sustainable alternative to standard irrigation for growing food crops. #AmSciTalks @AmsciMag Research Triangle Park @NCBiotech #WaterCrisis

Dr. Kondash's research in Kern Co. California shows that oil-produced water (OPW) was similar in quality to local groundwater. #AmSciTalks @AmsciMag Research Triangle Park @NCBiotech

Many considerations are evaluated to assess the safety and efficacy of re-using water from oil and gas production to support crops. #AmSciTalks
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Dr. Kondash's research aims to answer whether water produced from oil and gas production could be used to solve water shortages and support crops. #AmSciTalks @AmsciMag Research Triangle Park @NCBiotech #crops

Hi! SCONC Intern Taylor here providing live coverage of today’s 'Science by the Slice' event featuring Dr. AJ Kondash! We’re discussing the intersection of water re-use with oil, gas, and crops. #AmiScitalks #WaterCrisis

Join us for our upcoming 'Science by the Slice' event featuring Dr. Andrew (AJ) Kondash! We will discuss the topic, 'Food-Energy-Water Nexus'. Free pizza!!! Register here: buff.ly/3xcnOdm !!! #science #climate change #AmiScitalks

In the prologue to THE ASTEROID HUNTER, planetary scientist Dante Lauretta warns that asteroid Bennu could strike Earth on September 24, 2182, calling it “the most dangerous rock in our solar system.”

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Join us next week, April 4 j:30 pm ET, for our hybrid monthly Science by the Slice lunch talk with Dr. AJ Kondash, PhD of RTI International. Dr. Kondash will share on the topic, 'Food-Energy-Water Nexus'. Register here: buff.ly/3xcnOdm

Register now for our April #SciencebytheSlice lunch lecture, featuring RTI International's AJ Kondash. Attend In-person or virtually April 4 at 12:30 ET. #freepizza #energy #environmentalscience @amscimag Science Communicators of North Carolina
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Slow-moving glaciers made of salt may be responsible for some of the most puzzling features on Mercury’s surface.

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Rebecca Boyle’s approach to the topic of the Moon demonstrates her facility translating complex scientific ideas into understandable—and at times poetic—narratives.

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Water is used in every step of the energy production process, especially for converting heat into energy in thermoelectric power plants.

Illustration by Tom Dunne.

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Physicist J. Willard Gibbs helped to build a unified theory of thermodynamics that included properties relevant to other processes, such as chemical reactions.

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My latest for American Scientist SigmaXiSociety :

The many news stories you read about “the first baby great white shark ever seen” are wrong about key details related to shark science and conservation. I spoke with several experts to clear things up.

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Humans by nature are curious, and when we feel called to the vocation of science, it is rooted in this biological impulse to explore the contours of the world.

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A photograph of a small great white shark made headlines, but for the wrong reasons. The coolest aspect of the study was missed.

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The history of frequency hopping shows that scientific advances are rarely individual efforts.

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