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NASA mission will study how hidden ocean swirls soak up heat of global warming
Eddies have been overlooked for too long. These turbulent swirls of water, ranging in size from a few kilometers to…
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Severe COVID May Cause Brain Changes Similar to Aging
Severe COVID-19 is linked to changes in the brain that mirror those seen in old age, according to an analysis…
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Global Population Growth Is Slowing Down. Here’s One Reason Why
On November 15—as estimated by demographers—the count of humans on this planet reached eight billion. Population growth has been steady…
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How Water Made Fire in an Indonesian Volcano
The Indonesian island of Java’s tallest volcano, Semeru, sent an ash cloud nearly a mile into the air this week—the…
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Construction of World’s Largest Radio Observatory Is Finally Under Way
After 30 years of planning and negotiations, construction begins this week on the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the world’s largest…
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Homo naledi may have used fire to cook and navigate 230,000 years ago
By Alison George Brett Eloff Photography Archaeological evidence suggests Homo naledi, a primitive human species with a chimpanzee-like skull, used…
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COP15 target to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 is ‘unrealistic’
Goal to “halt and reverse” biodiversity loss by 2030 – a headline aim of the COP15 biodiversity summit – could…
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Drug that targets ACE2 receptors may work against new covid variants
A drug that is approved for treating gallstones and liver conditions inhibits cells’ ACE2 receptors, which the coronavirus’ spike protein…
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Indigenous Tribes in U.S. Will Get $75 Million for Climate Relocation
Three Native American tribes who face major climate threats are the first recipients of money from a new federal program…
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How the Moon Devastated a Mangrove Forest
The mystery emerged in 2015, when nearly 10 percent of the seemingly healthy mangrove forest along northern Australia’s Gulf of…
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