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Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory – scientists
A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who say their speed and timing is unprecedented. […]
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Scientists generate ‘electricity from thin air.’ Humidity could be a boundless source of energy, they say.
Sure, we all complain about the humidity on a sweltering summer day. But it turns out that same humidity could be a source of clean, […]
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Scientists invent exquisite, eco-friendly glitter to reduce microplastic waste
The beautiful, shimmery colors take a page from Mother Nature’s handbook. Normally, glitter microplastics pollute oceans and slowly enter the food chain. Scientists are rethinking […]
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What Iceland’s landmark carbon removal project means for the fight against climate change
When the world’s biggest facility for sucking carbon dioxide out of the air and burying it underground opened in rural Iceland last week, it may have sounded […]
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FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan
The average person doesn’t need a COVID-19 booster yet, an international group of scientists — including two top U.S. regulators — wrote Monday in a […]
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For scientists, path to covid endgame remains uncertain
Tourists visit the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 18, 2021. The United States will begin administrating COVID-19 booster shots next […]
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Massive and mysterious, a 100-pound fish washed ashore. Scientists hope to learn its secrets.
Officials at Seaside Aquarium were alerted early Wednesday to a rare scene on the sands of the northern Oregon coast: A large, round, glistening opah […]
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Cats catch coronavirus sleeping on owners’ beds, study suggests
Many people like to snuggle up to their pet, but new research suggests cats may catch the coronavirus while sleeping on their owner’s bed. In April 2021, […]
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“Virtually impossible”: Australian scientists sound alarm over Paris climate goals
The Australian Academy of Science quietly released a report on March 31 that underlines the stakes of President Biden’s April 22 climate summit and the next U.N. […]
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NASA asteroid-sampling spacecraft will go look at ‘the mess it made’
Enlarge Image The moment Osiris-Rex touched Bennu’s surface. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona In October 2020, NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft took a bite out of asteroid Bennu. Before Osiris-Rex returns […]
