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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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The ancient alchemists sought to transform base metals, like lead, into precious gold. Now a…
Promising new approach to treating drug-resistant infections
Dr. David Greenberg, assistant professor of internal medicine and microbiology, checks a sample…