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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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Female-specific iridescent stripes in the skin of the common market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens)…
‘Vicious cycle’ shields, spreads cancer cells
A “vicious cycle” produces mucus that protects uterine and pancreatic cancer cells and promotes their…
Hospital study finds connection between dementia, delirium and declining health
More than half of all patients with pre-existing dementia will experience delirium while hospitalized. Failing…
Underlying ocean melts ice shelf, speeds up glacier movement
Warm ocean water, not warm air, is melting the Pine Island Glacier's floating ice shelf…
Interlocking segments might be 3-D printed, assembled into parts
Purdue University researchers are working with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to develop a technology…