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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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Probing Question: Is it possible to save coral reefs?
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New model synapse could shed light on disorders like anxiety, epilepsy
Model synapses revealed that, when a GABA-A receptor had Alpha 2 subunits,…
Scientists Define New Limits of Microbial Life in Undersea Volcanoes
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Tale of Two Scientific Fields–Ecology and Phylogenetics–Offers New Views of Earth’s Biodiversity
Patterns in nature are in everything from ocean currents to a flower's petal. Scientists…
Researchers Identify Link between Kidney Removal and Erectile Dysfunction
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a…