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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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Purdue takes prostate cancer treatment from concept to clinical trial
A clinical trial for a new technology to diagnose and treat prostate cancer marks the…
Deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany should be a warning, expert says
There are important lessons to be learned in the United States from the recent eruption…
Fruit flies on meth: Study explores whole-body effects of toxic drug
A new study in fruit flies offers a broad view of the potent and sometimes…
Ring around the hurricanes: Satellites can predict storm intensity
Atmospheric sciences professor Stephen Nesbitt, left, and graduate student Daniel Harnos analyzed passive microwave…