SCIENCE
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We’re Approaching 1.5 Degrees C of Global Warming, but There’s Still Time to Prevent Disaster
We’re Approaching 1.5 Degrees C of Warming, but There’s Still Time to Prevent Disaster Scientists say it’s likely that at…
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World’s Largest Known Genome Discovered in Small, Unassuming Fern
Tiny Fern Has World’s Largest Genome A small South Pacific fern boasts more than 50 times as many base pairs…
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How Many Holes Does the Universe Have?
Around 2,500 years ago humankind began to recognize that our planet is round—although a few “flat Earth” supporters still deny…
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Extreme Heat Exacerbates Brain Conditions from Alzheimer’s to Migraines to Strokes
This Is Your Brain on Climate Change Extreme heat caused by climate change can exacerbate a variety of neurological ailments,…
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Heat and Floods Are Increasingly Hitting Coastlines with a One-Two Punch
Heat and Floods Are Increasingly Hitting Coastlines with a One-Two Punch Compound events in which coastal flooding and heat waves…
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Peter Higgs, a Giant of Particle Physics, Dies at 94
Peter Higgs, a Giant of Particle Physics, Dies at 94 The Nobel Prize-winning theorist’s prediction of the Higgs boson sparked…
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What Causes Earthquakes in the Northeast like the Magnitude 4.8 One in New Jersey?
How Common Are Northeast Earthquakes? Earthquakes in the Northeast are usually too small to feel, but larger temblors like the…
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To Ancient Maya, Solar Eclipses Signified Clashing Gods
This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of…
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Men Succumb to Anesthesia More Easily than Women
Men May Succumb to Anesthesia More Easily than Women Findings in animals and humans emphasize the perils of not including…
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Will Teach Engineers to Build Safer Infrastructure
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Will Teach Engineers to Build Safer Infrastructure The loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after a…
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