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Roe v. Wade Was Overturned. Here’s how Your Phone Could Be Used to Spy on You.
SOPHIE BUSHWICK: If Roe v. Wade is overturned, so-called trigger laws already passed in 13 states could ban abortion in…
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Why Was Afghanistan’s Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake So Devastating?
This week eastern Afghanistan was struck by a middle-of-the night earthquake that became the country’s deadliest in two decades. The…
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Spray-On, Rinse-Off Food ‘Wrapper’ Can Cut Plastic Packaging
Packaging is essential for preserving and distributing many kinds of foods, but it often incorporates plastic—scraps of which already litter…
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Vaping v smoking: Why the FDA may limit access to flavoured vapes
By Grace Wade Vapes come in an increasingly wide range of flavours Eduardo Munoz/Getty Images Sales of flavoured vapes could…
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UK’s largest carbon capture project will turn CO2 into baking soda
Tata Chemicals Europe’s plant at Northwich will eventually capture 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year for use in making…
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We must accept we won’t meet 1.5°C climate target, says report
Social, political and technological inertia mean the Paris Agreement’s target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures is…
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Some turtles that live longer have a lower chance of dying each year
In zoos and aquariums, some species of turtles and tortoises have a lower rate of ageing as they grow older…
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Fusion power may run out of fuel before it even gets started
A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 376, Issue 6600.Download PDF In 2020, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories delivered five…
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U.S. universities fight Senate innovation bill targeting foreign gifts to faculty
The shape of U.S. research is at stake as Congress tries to reconcile competing versions of a massive bill, 2…
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