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Why this year’s climate conditions helped Hurricane Beryl smash records
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Psilocybin temporarily dissolves brain networks
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Sulfur was key to the first water on Earth
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Something weird is happening to Earth’s inner core
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Federally unprotected streams contribute most of the water to U.S. rivers
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The odds of developing long COVID dropped as the coronavirus evolved
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may be less than 200 years old
Jupiter’s signature feature — its Great Red Spot — might not be the same dark spot seen on the giant
4 questions about the uranium needed for next-generation nuclear reactors
Nuclear power of the future is going to need fuel. That has governments, energy companies and nuclear engineers clamoring to
The world has water problems. This book has solutions
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