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How the 5 riskiest U.S. cities for coastal flooding are preparing for rising tides

Aug 06 2019 6:00 AM

The five U.S. cities most at risk of coastal flooding from rising sea levels are in various stages of preparedness.

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With nowhere to hide from rising seas, Boston prepares for a wetter future

Aug 06 2019 6:00 AM

Boston has armed itself with a science-driven master plan to protect itself from increasingly inevitable storm surges and rising seas.

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Ancient Maya warfare flared up surprisingly early

Aug 05 2019 11:00 AM

Extreme conflicts broke out well before the decline of the Maya civilization, researchers say.

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A new map is the best view yet of how fast Antarctica is shedding ice

Aug 05 2019 8:00 AM

Stitching together data from several satellite missions allowed scientists to create the most comprehensive map of Antarctic ice flow ever.

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Decades of dumping acid suggest acid rain may make trees thirstier

Aug 05 2019 6:00 AM

Acidified soil loses calcium, which can affect trees' ability to hang on to water.

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Satellites are transforming how archaeologists study the past

Aug 04 2019 8:00 AM

In 'Archaeology from Space,' Sarah Parcak takes readers on a lively tour of the past, and archaeology of the 21st century.

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The Arctic is burning and Greenland is melting, thanks to record heat
Aug 02 2019 3:52 PM

A heat wave is melting Greenland's ice and fueling blazes across the Arctic that are pumping record amounts of carbon dioxide into the air.

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Hospitalizations highlight potential dangers of e-cigs to teens' lungs
Aug 02 2019 3:09 PM

E-cigarette use can harm the lungs, and eight Wisconsin teens who developed severe lung injuries after vaping may be the latest victims.

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Public trust that scientists work for the good of society is growing
Aug 02 2019 10:45 AM

More Americans trust the motives of scientists than of journalists or politicians.

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Stars may keep spinning fast, long into old age
Aug 02 2019 6:00 AM

NASA's TESS telescope has spotted an old star that spins too fast for theory to explain, suggesting that stars may have a magnetic midlife crisis.

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A 3-D map of stars reveals the Milky Way's warped shape
Aug 01 2019 2:00 PM

Our galaxy flaunts its curves in a chart of thousands of stars called Cepheids.

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Aug 01 2019 12:07 PM

Three odd things about pufferfishes: how they mate, how they bite and what's up with no fish scales?

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Scientists seek materials that defy friction at the atomic level
Aug 01 2019 6:00 AM

Scientists investigate superslippery materials and other unusual friction feats.

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Monkeys can use basic logic to decipher the order of items in a list
Jul 31 2019 2:03 PM

Rhesus macaque monkeys don't need rewards to learn and remember how items are ranked in a list, a mental feat that may prove handy in the wild.

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A new study challenges the idea that the placenta has a microbiome
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