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Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management

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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off coast of Indonesia and tsunami warning issued

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After commercial whaling nearly erased them, blue and fin whales are slowly reclaiming the southeast Atlantic

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'Starwashing': How space companies use the greenwashing playbook while causing environmental damage

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The false and the furious: We aren't just bothered by different beliefs—we're bothered when we think others are wrong

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Green roofs can help cool cities in the summer heat, but building them is only the first step. Many don't survive

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Airborne observatory improves views of solar corona during cloud-covered eclipse

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Wheat gene behind Hessian fly resistance cloned after 50-year search

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Unlocking the past: New method helps gain insights into old tissues

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Europe's mountain summits are warming—vegetation is responding in surprisingly different ways

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Engineered microbe speeds CO₂ capture and recovers critical metals

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Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire

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Cell biochemistry beyond membranes: Condensate physics reveals general rules for chemical responses

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Bound gravitational waves inspired by photonic systems

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Cells pulse together as they grow—and malignant cells pulse the longest

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Guangzhou crucibles provide earliest direct evidence of brass-making in East Asia

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Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals

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The Real “Mummy’s Curse” Lurks Online

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Tropical Storm Lala nears Hawaii as forecasters expect it to strengthen into a hurricane

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Early settlement dynamics in the Pacific revealed through ancient DNA

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Constipation is common in astronauts—blood tests provide new answers

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A new way to beat jet lag? Engineered cells speed circadian adjustment

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Where Human Sleep Went Wrong

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X-band radar data sharpen simulation of westerly weak tornado

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Controlling the rotation direction of light without complex new materials

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Bringing butterflies back from the brink of extinction

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Mysterious Cygnus Bubble may trace back to microquasar, astronomers suggest

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Q&A: What are chalk streams and why are these rare rivers under threat?

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New findings overturn 100-year-old assumption about common bacteria in the lungs

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The Conditions on a US Aircraft Carrier Sound Concerning

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How a brutal drought may have helped unleash yellow fever in Brazil

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Scientists develop method to deliver sugars directly into cells

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Stable RNA elements open new possibilities for mRNA therapeutics

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Why 14 inches of rain fell in Japan in just one day

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Sediments off Brazil's northeast coast reveal sudden changes in heat transport in the Atlantic

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Quality vs. quantity: Why 'super-shedders' may not be the superspreaders of disease outbreaks

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Genetic analysis reveals new species of endangered baobab tree in Madagascar

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Long-lost convent rediscovered under a soccer field in Denmark

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Why is Illinois suddenly being hit with so many tornadoes?

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How Vipers Got Their Venom

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A light-based scan could detect deadly bowel disease in preterm babies

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US could exhaust domestic phosphorus within 40 years, but waste offers reserves

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Four hazards converge in East Portland, where underinvestment deepens vulnerability

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Butterfly-inspired technology could change the way we monitor air

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Cells use a little-known molecule to protect themselves from iron overload

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Tiny satellite will use the dark side of the moon to eavesdrop on whispers from the early universe

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The Extraterrestrial Rings of Bronze Age Greece

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Tiny DNA rotor lets microscopes track gene transcription one base pair at a time

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Why climate-driven droughts and floods rarely become international news

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Human blood may have helped preserve ancient Chinese rock art for 2,000 years

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