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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 team led by researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and…
STUDY FINDS SUBSTANTIAL MICROORGANISM POPULATIONS IN THE UPPER TROPOSPHERE
Georgia Tech graduate student Natasha DeLeon-Rodriguez shows an agar plate on which…
Urban Heat Has Large-scale Climate Effects
The heat generated by everyday activities in metropolitan areas has a significant enough warming effect…
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to High Risk of Premenopausal Breast Cancer
A prospective study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School…
Cool’ kids in middle school bully more, UCLA psychologists report
Bullying, whether it's physical aggression or spreading rumors, boosts the social status and popularity of…