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12-13-2025
Ocean microbes find ways to survive nutrient scarcity
Ocean research often focuses on large creatures or dramatic events,...
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12-14-2025
Rare 'supershear' earthquakes that could devastate California
Most people in California expect big earthquakes, but there is...
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12-13-2025
Earth’s inner core may be layered like an onion
Deep inside Earth, researchers see signs that the solid inner...
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12-14-2025
When neighborhood pets refuse to drink tap water, take immediate precautions
The drinking water in New Freeport, Pennsylvania, changed suddenly when...
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12-13-2025
Hypertropics: The Amazon is crossing into a dangerous climate state
The Amazon rainforest has long thrived in heat and humidity...
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12-14-2025
Hundreds of silver coins from the 11th century found buried in a forest
Forestry work in a quiet German woodland has brought a...
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12-13-2025
India could earn more than $170 billion if it closes its coal-fired power plants
India is one of the most coal-dependent nations on Earth....
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12-13-2025
Mining waste in the US contains billions of dollars of precious metals
Across the United States, piles of gray rock sit beside...
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12-13-2025
Heat in Earth’s mantle may explain uneven ice loss in Greenland
Researchers developed 3D temperature models to map deep heat beneath...
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12-13-2025
Humans transported rice thousands of miles across the sea over 3,500 years ago
About 3,500 years ago, a small crew sailed roughly 1,430...
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12-13-2025
Tanning bed use nearly triples melanoma risk
Indoor tanning remains common in many places, even as new...
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12-13-2025
Ancient plants turned up the heat to lure pollinators
Long before flowers flashed bright colors or released sweet scents,...
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12-13-2025
Chimpanzee calls trigger a distinct response in the human brain
A small patch in the human auditory cortex responds more...
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12-13-2025
Oxygen reached Earth’s oceans earlier than scientists thought
Oxygen began entering Earth's oceans around 2.32 billion years ago,...
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12-12-2025
Healthy eating can actually be cheaper - and better for the planet
Eating for the planet is often framed as a luxury...
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