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Citizen scientists offer ray of hope
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Sweet marine particles resist hungry bacteria
Rather sweet than salty: In the ocean microalgae produce a lot of sugar during algae blooms. These enormous quantities of algal biomass are normally...
An ancient relative of Velociraptor is unearthed in Great Britain
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More than one way to build a black bird
For a species of flycatcher in the remote Solomon Islands, scientists have so far found at least two genetic pathways leading to the same...
Weather satellites aid search and rescue capabilities
The same satellites that identify severe weather can help save you from it. NOAA's GOES series satellites carry a payload supported by NASA's Search...
A record number of Americans watched the 2017 solar eclipse — and sought science...
The 2017 total solar eclipse spurred a flurry of interest about solar eclipses, according to the final report of a survey led by the...
Popular sport fish are behaviorally impaired from exposure to crude oil, study finds
New research has confirmed that a popular sport fish exposed to sublethal levels of crude oil and released back into the wild exhibits altered...
Mapping extreme snowmelt and its potential dangers
Rapid snowmelt can be dangerous, and understanding its drivers is important for understanding the world under the influence of climate change.
New biobatteries use bacterial interactions to generate power for weeks
Researchers have developed a 'plug-and-play' biobattery that lasts for weeks at a time and can be stacked to improve output voltage and current.
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