If you step on a tack, neurons in your brain will register two things: that there’s a piercing physical sensation in your foot, and that it’s not pleasant.
Researchers discover the brain cells that make pain unpleasant
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Why Is Sea Level Rising Faster in Some Places Along the U.S. East Coast Than Others?
Sea levels are rising globally from ocean warming and melting of land ice, but the seas aren’t rising at the same rate everywhere.
Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Sleep Apnea
The ill effects of air pollution may literally be causing some people to lose sleep, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Applying physics to energy-efficient building design
Developing a perfectly energy-efficient building is relatively easy to do — if you don’t give the building’s occupants any control over their environment.
To Hold Warming to 1.5 Degrees, Study Says Nations Must Stop Building New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Immediately
If nations commit immediately not to replace fossil fuel infrastructure as it reaches the end of its expected lifetime, the world would have a 64 percent chance of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications.
Researchers Find New Ways to Harness Wasted Methane
The primary component of natural gas, methane, is itself a potent greenhouse gas.
