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A metal detectorist hist a 1,900-year-old jackpot: "Once archaeologists... arrived and investigated the site, they uncovered more than 934 denarii, a hoard totaling close to seven pounds of ancient Roman coinage." via @Debriefmedia realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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There are thousands of supplements on the market in the U.S., racking up $60 billion worth of sales. Only two are worth taking if you're already healthy. by @SteRoPo realclearscience.com/blog/20…
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"The biggest breakthrough in modern theoretical physics is the discovery that gravity can collapse the dimensions of space. Physicists don’t yet understand the implications." via @QuantaMagazine realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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"Fewer than 100 people are believed to have highly superior autobiographical memories (HSAM), and a new study documents the experiences of one of them: a 16-year-old boy scientists have named KCL." via @ScienceAlert realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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"AI adoption has no detectable effect on employment, earnings or hours worked, with exceptions so far confined to some entry-level jobs in the most exposed fields." via @WSJ realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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On Nathan Cofnas' race realism: "Countering Cofnas’s ideological statements and criticising his sloppy arguments cannot be seen as attempts to censor scientific research." via @TheSkepticMag realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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"The Big Bang is a remarkable theory, the best account we have, but exactly what it tells us about the whole universe is still open to the rigor of science and debate." by @MichaelCody realclearscience.com/article…
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How Does Pornography Affect Relationships?
"Porn use impacts couples differently depending on why and how it is used." via @PsychToday realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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In a conversation on the JRE, Joe Rogan and Andrew Huberman resurrected a zombie statistic that 251,000 people die of medical errors each year. "The problem is, the estimate has been heavily disputed due to methodological flaws in the original analysis." realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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"The strongest El Niño on record will shift weather patterns across the globe, but some places will be hit harder than others." A new map shows where. via @Gizmodo realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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A new op-ed reveals how climate advocates are trying to smuggle an apocalyptic and highly highly unlikely scenario back to the forefront of discussion. by @RogerPielkeJr realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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"While poor sleep has been previously linked to a host of health issues, this investigation found that getting enough shut-eye had a stronger connection to living longer than diet and exercise..." via @ScienceAlert realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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Did Thomas Jefferson Father Sally Hemings’ Children? After More Than a Decade of Research, the Answer Is Finally Firmly in Hand. via @SmithsonianMag realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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A new report from Europe raises serious alarms about orbital collisions. via @arstechnica realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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"New findings... may finally solve... how Earth’s rotation changes every couple of decades. According to the study, the multidecadal changes in Earth’s behavior come from deep inside our planet." via @Gizmodo realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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"Mounting evidence suggests that regularly cozying up with a book can increase brain and mental health, improve literacy and math skills, and even slow cognitive decline." via @smithsonian realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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Short and gentle exercise can be very effective pain relief, even better than medication according to studies. realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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Today, NASA announced PRIMA, a new space telescope that will explore long-standing mysteries around the formation of planets, stars, black holes, and even how water on Earth came to be. go.nasa.gov/3TgGh3W
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North America has some seriously huge crayfish. Meet Crawzilla! via @UofIllinois realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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