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2018 was the fourth-hottest year on record, and it's getting even hotter

Feb 06 2019 6:48 PM

Record-level rains and temperatures struck different regions of the world in 2018, the fourth warmest year on record.

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Collapsing ice cliffs may not contribute to sea level rise

Feb 06 2019 3:26 PM

Scientists debate a controversial hypothesis that suggests that massive crumbling ice cliffs could speed up future sea level rise.

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Why some children may get strep throat more often than others

Feb 06 2019 2:16 PM

Kids with recurrent strep throat appear to have a defective immune response to the bacteria that cause the infections, a study finds.

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It's Alive

Shutdown aside, Joshua trees live an odd life

Feb 06 2019 8:00 AM

Growing only in the U.S. Southwest, wild Joshua trees evolved a rare, fussy pollination scheme.

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What FamilyTreeDNA sharing genetic data with police means for you

Feb 06 2019 6:00 AM

Law enforcement can now use one company's private DNA database to investigate rapes and murders.

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News in Brief

How black soldier fly larvae can demolish a pizza so fast

Feb 05 2019 7:05 PM

When gorging together, fly larvae create a living fountain that whooshes slowpokes up and away.

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A basketball-sized rock hit the moon during the last lunar eclipse
Feb 05 2019 12:01 PM

Professional and amateur astronomers joined forces to analyze the impact.

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Laser light can contain intricate, beautiful fractals
Feb 05 2019 8:00 AM

Fractals show up in cauliflower, seashells and now - lasers.

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Artificial intelligence is learning not to be so literal
Feb 05 2019 6:00 AM

Artificial intelligence is learning how to take things not so literally.

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A space rock collision may explain how this exoplanet was born
Feb 04 2019 1:40 PM

Simulations suggest a planet roughly 2,000 light-years away formed when two space rocks collided, supporting the idea that such events are universal.

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The Science Life
DNA from extinct red wolves lives on in some mysterious Texas coyotes
Feb 04 2019 10:00 AM

Mystery canids on Texas' Galveston Island carry red wolf DNA, thought to be extinct in the wild for 40 years.

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'The Human Element' makes the impacts of climate change feel real
Feb 04 2019 6:00 AM

Photographer James Balog puts a human face on the impacts of climate change in the documentary The Human Element.

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Why it's key to identify preschoolers with anxiety and depression
Feb 03 2019 7:00 AM

With mounting evidence that very young children can experience anxiety and depression, efforts are underway to identify and treat them early.

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News in Brief
NSF science research funds are flowing again after the shutdown
Feb 01 2019 4:45 PM

Assessing the scope of the shutdown's impact on NSF-funded science will be a long process.

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Here's what makes satire so funny, according to science
Feb 01 2019 2:39 PM

Analysis of headlines from the satirical newspaper The Onion could help you - or a computer - write humorous news headlines.

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Lasers could send messages right to a listener's ear
Feb 01 2019 11:03 AM

Communication in noisy environments or dangerous situations could one day rely on lasers.

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