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A study finds that spikes in cases of life-threatening diarrhea in young children are associated with La Niña climate conditions. The findings could provide...
How do conifers survive droughts? Study points to existing roots, not new growth
As the world warms, a new study is helping scientists understand how coniferous forests may respond to drought. The research addresses a classic question...
North Atlantic Current may cease temporarily in the next century
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New insights into the earliest events of seed germination
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Untangling links between nitrogen oxides and airborne sulfates helps tackle hazy air pollution
A research team has unveiled a first-in-kind study of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and its role in the rise and fall of airborne sulfates in...
Powder, not gas: A safer, more effective way to create a star on Earth
Scientists have found that sprinkling a type of powder into fusion plasma could aid in harnessing the ultra-hot gas within a tokamak facility to...
300 million year old atmospheric dust
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Climate change not the only threat to vulnerable species, habitat matters
Though climate change is becoming one of the greatest threats to the Earth's already stressed ecosystems, it may not be the most severe threat...
Where do baby sea turtles go? New research technique may provide answers
A team of researchers created a first-of-its-kind computer model that tracks where sea turtle hatchlings go after they leave Florida's shores, giving scientists a...
Unprecedented and worrying rise in sea levels
A new study has discovered new evidence of sea-level variability in the central Indian Ocean.
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