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Greenland Could Melt for Millennia If Warming Stopped Today

The warming that humans cause today may have ripple effects far into the future, scientists warned in a study yesterday…

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In a First, an ‘Atomic Fountain’ Has Measured the Curvature of Spacetime

In 1797, English scientist Henry Cavendish measured the strength of gravity with a contraption made of lead spheres, wooden rods and wire.…

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Solar Power Could Boom in 2022, Depending on Supply Chains

2022 is shaping up to be a solar boom. That is, if supply chain constraints don’t undercut the industry. The…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Chokes on Mars Pebbles While Collecting a Rock Sample

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has some rocks stuck in its throat. Perseverance drilled and collected its sixth Red Planet rock sample…

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Rebuilt New Orleans Levees Saved Lives and Property

Hurricane Ida, which cut a path of destruction from Louisiana to New York last year, is being recognized as one…

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As Biden Sets Ambitious Climate Agenda, U.S. Emissions Rise

America went backward on climate in 2021. U.S. emissions rose 7 percent through the end of October, according to Carbon…

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Deforestation Strengthens Storms in West Africa

A devastating mudslide ripped through Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown in August 2017, burying homes and killing at least 1,100…

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Revolutions in Science – Scientific American

Introduction Science, Upendedby Andrea Gawrylewski Section 1: Biology & Evolution 1.1    Life Springs          by Martin J. Van Kranendonk, David…

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Sometimes Science Is Wrong – Scientific American

In 1996 scientists announced the astonishing news that they’d discovered what they believed might be signs of ancient life inside a…

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We Learned the Wrong Lessons from the Tuskegee ‘Experiment’

Editor’s Note (12/21/21): This article is being showcased in a special collection about equity in health care that was made…

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