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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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A specially formed material that can provide custom broadband absorption in the infrared can be…
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Behavior-change techniques are not well represented in the marketing materials for top-rated physical-activity apps, according…
Robots may need to include parental controls
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Gene Discovery Links Cancer Cell ‘Recycling’ System to Potential New Therapy
University of Rochester scientists have discovered a gene with a critical link to pancreatic cancer,…
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A new study has provided insight into the behavioral damage caused by repeated blows to…