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09-02-2025
Earth’s violent birth: What it takes to make a living world
Earth today is teeming with life. We have oceans, breathable...
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09-02-2025
Sandy beaches harbor a surprising source of methane emissions
We usually see the coast as a natural line of...
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09-02-2025
Scientists pinpoint how the Sun unleashes electron storms
The Sun shapes life on Earth in countless ways. Beyond...
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09-02-2025
After surging for decades, life expectancy around the world seems to have hit a wall
The rise in life expectancy that defined the first half...
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2025/09/Lightning-atmosphere.jpg
09-02-2025
Lightning is changing the atmosphere in surprising ways
Lightning isn’t just a dramatic flash in the sky during...
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09-01-2025
Plants trade growth for survival after drought
When plants face a drought, they stop growing. That part...
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09-01-2025
How global greening could drain Earth’s water supply
From space, Earth looks lusher than it did a generation...
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09-01-2025
Evolution in progress: How ocean microbes shed genes to survive
In some of the leanest waters on Earth, life survives...
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09-01-2025
How elephants keep forests - and music - alive
Planting a tree is an act of hope, but in...
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09-01-2025
Thawing permafrost could tip Earth's climate balance
The air we breathe today carries a story millions of...
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2025/09/Microbes-love.jpg
09-01-2025
Love and attraction may be influenced by gut microbes
The mystery of love and attraction may not just be...
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2025/09/Thumb-size-predicts-brain-development-in-primates_1m.jpg
09-01-2025
Thumbs and brains grew larger together as primates evolved over time
Longer thumbs do much more than help primates climb trees....
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