SCIENCE
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Life Experiences May Shape the Activity of the Brain’s Cellular Powerhouses
Life Experiences May Shape the Activity of the Brain’s Cellular Powerhouses Mitochondria appear to ratchet up their activity when life…
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Antarctic Ice Hides 40-Million-Year-Old River System
Ancient River System Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice Beneath the Antarctic ice, scientists find remnants of a giant river system that…
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Green Energy Is Getting a Boost from Iceland’s Melting Ice
Iceland’s Ice Is Melting So Fast That It’s Boosting Hydropower Melting glaciers are creating a green energy windfall in Iceland—but…
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Tiny Spheres Key to Tunable ‘Smart Liquid’
Tiny Spheres Key to Tunable ‘Smart Liquid’ Programmable liquids could aid robot grippers, shock absorption, acoustics, and more By Simon…
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The Physics of Breakdancing, a New Olympic Sport
The Physics of Breakdancing, a New Olympic Sport Breakdancing will hit the global stage at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games…
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Clean Energy Spending Will Surpass $2 Trillion This Year
Clean Energy Spending Will Surpass $2 Trillion This Year Investments in carbon-free energy will be twice as large as fossil…
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Very Hungry—And Very Invasive—Caterpillars Are a Munching through U.S. Forests
Millions of Very Hungry Caterpillars Are Munching Their Way through U.S. Forests Drought is facilitating the devastating spread of spongy…
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Why More Space Launches Could Be a Good Thing for the Climate
The weather was mild on the evening of May 25 at the southern tip of the Māhia Peninsula in New…
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Trump’s Personality Cult Plays a Part in His Political Appeal
Trump’s Personality Cult Plays a Part in His Political Appeal Personality measures suggest Donald Trump exerts a cult of personality…
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Fossils from an Ice Age ‘Tree Spa’ Discovered
Ice Age ‘Spa’ Kept Trees Alive in Freezing Conditions Fossils from an ice age “spa” reveal a cluster of hot…
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