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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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Sensing distant tornadoes, birds flew the coop. What tipped them off?
When birds unexpectedly flee their nesting grounds, it may be a demonstration of Mother Nature’s…
Scientists measure speedy electrons in silicon
The entire semiconductor industry, not to mention Silicon Valley, is built on the propensity of…
Organic electronics could lead to cheap, wearable medical sensors
UC Berkeley engineers have created a pulse oximeter sensor composed of all-organic optoelectronics that uses…
Diverticulosis much less risky than previously thought, UCLA researchers find
People who have diverticulosis, pouches in the lining of the colon, often worry that they…
Prostate cancer stem cells are a moving target, UCLA researchers say
UCLA researchers have discovered how prostate cancer stem cells evolve as the disease progresses, a…