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Researchers make non-recyclable flame-retardant EV composites recyclable
Korean researchers have developed a recyclable flame-retardant composite that overcomes a fundamental limitation of conventional flame-retar
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Beyond flood maps: Puerto Rico residents seek climate tools built around local needs
Resources such as sea level rise viewers, heat maps and flood prediction services are crucial tools in a changing climate. NASA Earth Observ
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Protecting the peanut: Sensors help fend off fungus
Sweet, salty, crunchy or creamy—no matter how it's munched, the Virginia peanut has been a cash crop for the commonwealth for much of the pa
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Wildfire losses have lasting economic consequences for homeowners
A new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper from the University of California San Diego shows that wildfire damage can have lon
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Deadly virus stalks South Africa's sardines
The tide came in last week carrying thousands of dead sardines onto South Africa's south coast, and by dawn, stretches of Gqeberha's shoreli
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Using AI to track bird migration
On hearing the first cuckoo of spring, the poet's heart might sing, and while one swallow does not make a summer, the annual migrations of b
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Smoky off-flavors in cocoa aren't caused solely by smoke
Fermented cocoa occasionally exhibits off-flavors that can compromise the quality of chocolate and other cocoa products. But what causes the
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Malaysia's Sarawak eyes cloud seeding as haze worsens
Malaysia's Sarawak state plans cloud-seeding operations in early September, officials said Monday, as smoke from fires in neighboring Indone
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Plant hormones may offer a way to balance crop yield and disease resistance
Growth or immune response? Higher organisms must constantly balance these two priorities. As in humans, hormones regulate this balance in pl
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Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it—here's what you can watch out for
Earlier this summer, the four of us spent three days in a room with a dozen others whose jobs sound nothing like ours, or like each other's:
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New storms threaten Grand Canyon flood search, 2 bodies recovered
Forecast storms in the Grand Canyon on Monday threatened efforts to find more than a dozen people missing after flash floods over the weeken
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An anomalous return of the Odden ice tongue suggests unusual Arctic conditions
Data from many sources, including NASA, have shown a significant decrease in Arctic sea ice since 1979. However, the processes driving the m
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Dispelling six myths about back‑to‑school readiness
August always feels like one long Sunday to me. It is also a time of year when parents across Canada begin the ritual of preparing their chi
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Earlier volcano warnings could mean more false alarms—but they could also save lives
Whakaari/White Island's sudden eruption in December 2019, which killed 22 people and severely injured 25 others, was New Zealand's deadliest
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Manganese's emission lines shine a light on galactic evolution
In a new study, a team of astronomers has identified wavelengths of light that could be useful for tracing the chemical evolution of the uni
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When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal's catastrophic flood
The catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people in Nepal on Aug. 26, 2026, and left many more missing likely began with falling ice an
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Solar orbiter detects ion sorting at the solar wind's magnetic boundary
A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) study of data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Solar Orbiter gives the most detailed view of the
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Why it's so hard to apologize sincerely in a foreign language
When people apologize, they do more than acknowledge a mistake. They also reveal how they understand responsibility, ethics, social and mora
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Nepal‑Tibet disaster linked to climate change—a glaciologist explains
The cause of the huge floods and debris flow on the border between Nepal and Tibet, which have caused hundreds of deaths, appears to have be
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Tiny mirror that controls light in 3D could make microscopes smaller and faster
Researchers use tightly focused laser beams to image biological samples, shape materials with microscopic precision and generate displays. B
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Did you solve it? The fin-tastic fish puzzle
The solution to today’s underwater conundrumsEarlier today I set you the following puzzles. Here they are again with the solutions.A fish is
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Critics claim trans people 'defy biology.' New research suggests otherwise
Public debate surrounding transgender and gender-diverse (trans) people often centers on one fundamental question: What makes someone trans?
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Low-power lasers create durable nano-patterns into sulfur-derived polymers
A new way to imprint complex surfaces on low-cost, sustainable polymers could be used in a wide range of industries, including water-repelle
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Interstellar travel V: Warp drives, wormholes, and halo drives
Welcome back to our series on Interstellar Travel, where we look at the many proposals made for sending missions to the stars since the dawn
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