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DNA: The Ultimate Data-Storage Solution

In a world flooded with data, figuring out where and how to store it efficiently and inexpensively becomes a larger…

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Court Orders Shell to Slash Emissions in Historic Ruling

For the first time in history, a court yesterday ordered a private company, rather than a government, to curb its…

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Yellowstone is Warming at Its Fastest Rate in 1,250 Years

Summers in the nation’s first and oldest national park are rapidly heating up, new research finds. For the last two…

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Can a Cell Make Decisions?

In 1906, zoologist Herbert Spencer Jennings published Behavior of the Lower Organisms, a book that contained a provocative idea: microbes…

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Biden Touts Electric Vehicles Amid Negotiations on Infrastructure Spending

President Biden said yesterday he still wants a bipartisan infrastructure deal. Then he climbed behind the wheel of a potential…

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‘Tree Farts’ Increase Carbon Emissions in Ghost Forests

Trees that were poisoned and killed by saltwater are emitting greenhouses gases known as “tree farts,” prompting researchers to warn…

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China Lands Tianwen-1 Rover on Mars in a Major First for the Country

And then there were two: today China says it safely landed a spacecraft on Mars—for the first time in its…

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Hacker Attack on Essential Pipeline Shows Infrastructure Weaknesses

A crucial U.S. fuel pipeline operator recently announced it had been hit by ransomware, a type of cyberattack in which…

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Disgust Can Be Morally Valuable

The disgust that we feel at the sight of blood or the taste of spoiled milk is familiar. And while…

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Maintenance – Scientific American

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