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Science can now link climate change with some extreme weather events
Extreme weather events like floods, heat waves and droughts can devastate communities and populations worldwide. Recent scientific advances have enabled…
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Many species now going extinct may vanish without a fossil trace
Scientists struggle to compare the magnitude of Earth’s ongoing sixth mass-extinction event with the five great die-offs of prehistory. A…
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Infectious diseases—both old and new—continue to exact a devastating toll, causing some 13 million…
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As people pump groundwater for irrigation, drinking water, and industrial uses, the water doesn’t…
Tiny ‘spherules’ reveal details about Earth’s asteroid impacts
Researchers are learning details about asteroid impacts going back to the Earth's early…
Scientists Gain New Understanding of Alzheimer’s Trigger
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24 new species discovered on Caribbean islands are close to extinction
An Anguilla Bank skink. Blair Hedges and his team have discovered and…