How hot water freezes faster than cold

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08/09/2020 Five big questions about when and how to open schools amid COVID-19 It’s back-to-school time in the United States, but for the world’s leader in coronavirus infections and deaths, what “back to school” means is anything but clear. Read More Predictions for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season just got worse Wind patterns and abnormally warm seawater are conspiring to create especially hurricane-friendly conditions in the Atlantic. Read More Water beetles can live on after being eaten and excreted by a frog After being eaten by a frog, some water beetles can scurry through the digestive tract and emerge on the other side, alive and well. Read More A new experiment hints at how hot water can freeze faster than cold A study of tiny glass beads suggests that the Mpemba effect is real. Read More ‘The End of Everything’ explores the ways the universe could perish As Katie Mack explains in "The End of Everything," the universe’s demise could be disastrously violent or deadly calm. Read More Science News is a nonprofit. We depend on our readers to support our journalism. You can help by subscribing for as little as $25. SUBSCRIBE NOW How tuatara live so long and can withstand cool weather Tuatara may look like your average lizard, but they’re not. Now, researchers have deciphered the rare reptiles’ genome. Read More ‘Exotic’ lightning crackles across Jupiter’s cloud tops Newly spotted lightning, which could form thanks to ammonia antifreeze, is weaker but more frequent than any flashes seen on Jupiter before. Read More Emissions dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic. The climate impact won’t last New estimates suggest coronavirus shutdowns cut global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels by nearly 30 percent, on average. Read More A submerged Inca offering hints at Lake Titicaca’s sacred role Divers found a stone box holding a figurine and a gold item, highlighting Lake Titicaca’s sacred status to the Inca. Read More How understanding nature made the atomic bomb inevitable On the anniversary of Hiroshima, here’s a look back at the chain reaction of basic discoveries that led to nuclear weapons. Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US