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Attractive Proposition
Uncovering Magnetism’s Mysterious Role in the Galaxy
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Amid the roilings of the Milky Way, immense pockets of…
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science
Sharks Near Brazil Test Positive For Cocaine – Slashdot
Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:34PM from the this-is-your-brain-on-sharks dept. RockDoctor (Slashdot reader #15,477) writes: The BBC…
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Climate Crisis
Last Monday Was the Hottest Day on Record
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. In the past week, Earth’s record for the…
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Let It Burn
Project 2025 Wants to Propel America Into Environmental Catastrophe
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As delegates arrived at the Republican…
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Paris 2024
Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics
Every time the Olympics come around, it seems there’s a different disease stalking the event. At Rio 2016 it was…
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Dot Physics
No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger Plane
At a recent rally, Donald Trump stated that electric planes would be a bad idea because you couldn’t fly if…
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astronomy
Researchers Are Trying to Identify Deep Fakes Using Astronomy Methods
Astronomy is also now being used to find deep fakes by looking into the eyes of people. According to Nature,…
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Planet Pioneers
Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash
On the banks of Nagdaha, a polluted and lotus-infested lake in Nepal, Soni Pradhanang is putting trash back into the…
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Q+A
Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy
Is there any indication that if Trump is reelected, he would handle a subsequent public health crisis any better? I…
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science
How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
Off the southwest tip of Iceland, you’ll find what’s often called a “marginal” body of water. This part of the…
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