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Solutions to urban heat differ between tropical and drier climes

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Agrivoltaics proves beneficial across food, water, energy nexus

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A new way to measure the path of water

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Earth's last magnetic field reversal took far longer than once thought

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Installing solar panels on agricultural lands maximizes their efficiency

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Previously unknown mechanism causes increased forest water use

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Seismologists monitor Ridgecrest quake aftershocks using novel fiber optic network

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Scientists discover new mechanism for how soils store carbon

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Clues found on how soils may respond to climate change

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How fat prawns can save lives

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Ancient Saharan seaway illustrates how Earth’s climate and creatures can undergo extreme change

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Does limited underground water storage make plants less susceptible to drought?

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Nepal’s 2015 earthquake offers new clues about natural hazards

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Forests show pathways to a sustainable future

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Carbon hides in sediment, keeping oxygen in atmosphere

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Combination of water scarcity and demand puts world’s river basins at risk

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Study of northern Alaska could rewrite Arctic history

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Crowds and social gatherings can facilitate disease transmission

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In new view, Earth's mantle looks like a painting

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Scientists discover a new way volcanoes form

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Crabs, lobsters and shrimp now have a family tree dating 500 million years

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Six million years ago, atmospheric shifts led to increased diversity of grassland mammals

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Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes at volcanic island chains

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Scientists take cues from Jules Verne to study life at the 'center of the Earth'

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World Water Day: Citizen scientists provide valuable information on intermittent rivers

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New dinosaur with heart-shaped tail offers clues to evolution of Africa's ecosystems

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Upwind wind farms can reduce the energy production of downwind neighbor turbines

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Floodwater in rivers affects vulnerability to waterborne diseases

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Tales from the crypt: Life after death in a graveyard

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Mysterious kidney disease on the rise in South Asia

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