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Indigenous People Mix Ancient and Modern Science to Protect Salmon and Bears

William Housty‘s grandparents taught him the sacred duty of preparing for the salmon’s arrival each year. Before the first silver flashes appeared in the creek,

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Ancient ‘Age of Dinosaurs’ Seafloor Found beneath Pacific Ocean

October 17, 2024 3 min read Ancient Seafloor Discovered Slowly Sinking into Earth’s Mantle A vast, ancient slab of seafloor plunged beneath the Pacific Ocean

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Flying Conservationists Teach Endangered Birds to Migrate

Parenting a flock of Northern Bald Ibises is a demanding job. For the past six months, biologists Barbara Steininger and Helena Wehner have spent every

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Human Origins Look Ever More Tangled with Gene and Fossil Discoveries

October 11, 2024 4 min read Humanity’s Origins Paint Our Ancestors as Lovers, Not Fighters Fossil and gene discoveries paint an ever-more-intertwined history of humans

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FEMA Spent Nearly Half Its Disaster Budget in Just 8 Days with Hurricane Helene

October 10, 2024 3 min read FEMA Spent Nearly Half Its Disaster Budget in Just 8 Days Without more funding, FEMA may be forced to

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Hurricane Milton Spins toward Florida as a Category 5 Storm

October 7, 2024 4 min read Still Reeling from Hurricane Helene, Florida Braces for Second Major Storm Parts of Florida still recovering from Hurricane Helene

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Hurricane Helene Made Me a Climate Change Refugee

October 4, 2024 5 min read I Wasn’t Prepared to Be a Climate Refugee A climate advocate learns firsthand on the price of climate change

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First Observation of One-in-10-Billion Particle Decay Hints at Hidden Physics

October 1, 2024 5 min read A One-in-10-Billion Particle Decay Hints at Hidden Physics Physicists have detected a long-sought particle process that may suggest new

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Penicillin Musical Plays at U.N. Meeting on Antibiotic Resistance

In May cell biologist and physician Robert Farese received an unusual e-mail. “Have you ever dreamed of singing on stage in an Off-Broadway show?” it

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Hurricane Helene Will Bring Strong Winds, Flash Flooding and Storm Surge

September 25, 2024 4 min read What Makes Hurricane Helene Such a Dangerous Storm? Hurricane Helene is a large storm set to bring substantial storm