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One parcel of water will take about 1,000 years to travel the full length of the AMOC. Credit: Sara Levine | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Since the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) was first monitored in 2004, it has been the focus of thousands of scientific papers and even a blockbuster movie that grossed more than $552 million worldwide. …

AMOC can regulate wave activities over the mid-to-high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, which has a direct impact on extreme weather at mid-to-high latitudes in Eurasia (hereafter referred to as the MHEA). During boreal winters, strong AMOC regulates the Rossby wave train that originates from the North Atlantic and crosses mid-to-high latitudes, which increases the variability in the circulation anomalies in the Ural blocking area and Siberia and…

By 1988, the average East German drank 142 litres of beer a year, double the intake of the average West German. The obvious explanation is they drank to escape the unbearable awfulness of being in the German Democratic Republic, with its omnipresent Stasi, clown-car Trabants, travel restrictions, gerontocratic rulers, grim Baltic holidays and laughable elections.Not so, argues East German-born historian Katja Hoyer. Most East Germans drank not to forget their worries but because they had so little to worry about. She…

Reproductive health issues came to political center stage in 2022 with the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, which ended federal protections on abortion and left the procedure for states to regulate. Almost immediately, getting an abortion became almost impossible in certain parts of the U.S., despite the scientific evidence that this medical treatment is extremely safe and effective. Scientific American explored not only abortion but the interrelated gamut of reproductive health issues.…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With abortion banned in at least 11 states—with more about to prohibit or strictly limit the medical procedure soon—it will likely increase the proportion of women who are single mothers, with a greater burden falling onto those who are low-income and a minority, says Stanford economist Luigi Pistaferri.…

U.S. actor and humanitarian Ashley Judd has responded to the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, telling CNBC that individuals should be free to make their own choices.Ashley, specifically speaking about reproductive choices, said "every individual should be autonomous in their reproductive choices because democracy starts at our skin."The actor, known for 90s films "Ruby in Paradise," "Double Jeopardy" and "Heat" among others, is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund and made it…

Some fossil specimens of the cold water coral Desmophyllum dianthus from the Tasman Sea. Credit: Eleni Anagnostou Located between Australia and New Zealand, the Tasman Sea is an important but so far neglected component of the global ocean conveyor belt. Now a new study has discovered evidence that this marginal sea in the South Pacific also played an important role in the exchange of water masses between the large ocean…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, not only did it abolish the constitutional right to an abortion, but it also triggered restrictions in 13 states, more than half of which are in the Southern United States. …

Kendra Albert: Experts say using period tracker apps does not necessarily put women at additional risk of prosecutions in the wake of SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade — You have probably been seeing a lot of scary news coverage about period tracker apps and databases, and you might be wondering whether … Kendra Albert: Experts say using period tracker apps does not necessarily put women at additional risk of prosecutions in the wake of SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade — You…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last week could have devastating economic effects for women—especially low-income women of color—that will have both short- and long-term impacts, Alicia Modestino, associate professor of public policy and urban affairs and economics, said.…