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Microplastics Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death

Microplastics Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience

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First Arrest of a Greenhouse Gas Smuggler Made in U.S.

First Arrest of a Greenhouse Gas Smuggler Made in U.S. A California resident faces charges under a 2020 law that seeks to curb powerful planet-warming

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What Plant Migrations Tell Us about Ourselves

What Plant Migrations Tell Us about Ourselves New insights into why animals play, how to hunt an asteroid, and more books out now By Erica

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The Life and Gruesome Death of a Bog Man Revealed after 5,000 Years

Before he was bludgeoned to death and left in a Danish bog, an ancient individual now known as Vittrup Man was an emblem of past

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Even ‘Twilight Zone’ Coral Reefs Aren’t Safe from Bleaching

February 26, 2024 2 min read Even ‘Twilight Zone’ Coral Reefs Aren’t Safe from Bleaching Coral reefs hundreds of feet below the ocean surface aren’t

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Stunning Comet Could Photobomb This April’s Total Solar Eclipse

February 23, 2024 3 min read Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will make its closest approach to the sun this April—right after North America is treated to a

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Europe’s Oldest Human-Made ‘Megastructure’ Discovered under Baltic Sea

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Archaeologists have identified what may be Europe’s oldest human-made

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The Strangely Serious Implications of Math’s ‘Ham Sandwich Theorem’

Consider lunch. Perhaps a nice ham sandwich. A slice of a knife neatly halves the ham and its two bread slices. But what if you

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This Genetically Engineered Petunia Glows in the Dark and Could Be Yours for $29

Consumers in the United States can now pre-order a genetically engineered plant for their home or garden that glows continuously. At a base cost of

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Why Do Birds Have Such Skinny Legs?

February 10, 2024 4 min read The songbirds in your backyard hop around on such itty-bitty legs. Here’s why bird legs are so skinny and