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Team recycles previously unrecyclable plastic
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Fossil overturns more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds
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Fertilizing the ocean to store carbon dioxide
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Engineers use quantum computing to develop transparent window coating that blocks heat, saves energy
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Do voluntary corporate pledges help reduce plastic pollution?
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Tropical wildlife follow the same daily patterns worldwide
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Strongest Arctic cyclone on record led to surprising loss of sea ice
The strongest Arctic cyclone ever observed struck in January 2022. A new analysis shows that while forecasts accurately predicted the massive storm, models seriously...
1930s Dust Bowl led to extreme heat around Northern Hemisphere
The 1930s Dust Bowl affected heat extremes across much of North America and as far away as Europe and East Asia, according to new...
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