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Atmospheric scientists study fires to resolve ice question in climate models

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Importance of rainfall for tropical animals

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Dynamic kirigami shoe-grip is designed to reduce risks of slips and falls

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New 'molecular computers' find the right cells

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Researchers identify structure of 'blue whirls'

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Small quake clusters can't hide from AI

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Fossil pollen samples suggest vulnerability to extinctions ahead

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Out of sync: Ecologists report that climate change is affecting bee, plant life cycles

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Research reveals coral spawning features

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Understanding locust swarms could improve collision avoidance

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Scientists create world's most detailed tornado simulations

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Scientists find closest known asteroid to fly by Earth

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Flipping a metabolic switch to slow tumor growth

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Climate change projected to increase seasonal East African rainfall

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Plasma guides maintain focus of lasers

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ALMA sees most distant Milky Way look-alike

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Equatorial winds ripple down to Antarctica

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Highly sensitive dopamine detector uses 2D materials

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Go into the polar night

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Flies and mosquitoes beware: Here comes the slingshot spider

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Metallic blue fruits use fat to produce color and signal a treat for birds

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Sea level rise could make rivers more likely to jump course

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Nanocrystals from waste of recycled wood make carbon-fiber composites tougher

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Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human-driven source of sulfur in the environment

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Algorithm created by deep learning finds potential therapeutic targets throughout the human genome

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New method lets scientists peer deeper into the ocean

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The last unknown: Study reveals richest island flora in the world

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New framework for evaluating snow droughts around the world

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Tree cover increased in Southeast Michigan over the past 30 years

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