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Protecting Earth from space storms

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Study takes unprecedented peek into life of 17,000-year-old mammoth

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Wildfire smoke may lead to less rain in the western US

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Reducing blue light with a new type of LED that won't keep you up all night

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Genetics team aims for better corn plants

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Previously unseen massive star formations detected

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Rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to planet's rotation rate

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'Green electrospinning' process has potential to transform biofabrication

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Trapped salt water caused mangrove death after Hurricane Irma

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Bugs find bats to bite thanks to bacteria

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Study finds kelp is key to California's coastal ecosystems

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Blood pressure medications have similar results but different side effects

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Heat-related symptoms affected one-quarter of Americans in summer 2020

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Scientists evaluate the evidence for an intensifying Indian Ocean water cycle

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Southeastern U.S. herbaria digitize 3 million specimens, now freely available online

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Exoplanet discovery underway as spectrometer starts its scientific mission

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Glass sponges contain properties that may advance the design of ships, planes and skyscrapers

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Big data-derived tool facilitates closer monitoring of recovery from natural disasters

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Drought changes rice root microbiome

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New study provides clues to decades-old mystery about cell movement

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New tests can detect tiny but toxic particles of coal ash in soil

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The 2,000-year-old mystery of a havoc-wreaking worm

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15,000-year-old viruses discovered in Tibetan glacier ice

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Air-powered computer memory helps soft robot control movements

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Seven degrees from one trillion species of microbes

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Why is the eastern monarch butterfly disappearing?

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Robotic neck brace can help analyze cancer treatment impacts

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3D-printed replicas reveal swimming capabilities of ancient cephalopods

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Making clean hydrogen is hard, but researchers have solved a major hurdle

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Study examines role of deep-sea microbial predators at hydrothermal vents

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