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What lifestyle changes will shrink your carbon footprint the most?

May 14 2020 6:00 AM

You can reduce your carbon emissions, but the most influential changes will depend on your circumstances.

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New hybrid embryos are the most thorough mixing of humans and mice yet

May 13 2020 2:00 PM

Human-mice chimeras may usher in a deeper understanding of how cells build bodies.

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Wiggling wheels could keep future rovers trucking in loose lunar soil

May 13 2020 2:00 PM

A rover that wriggles through soil could climb hills on the moon or Mars that are too steep for a simple wheeled bot.

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A gene variant partly explains why Peruvians are among the world���s shortest people

May 13 2020 11:00 AM

A gene variant reduces some Peruvians' height by about 2 centimeters, on average, the biggest effect on stature found for a common variation in DNA.

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How to protect your home from disasters amplified by climate change

May 13 2020 9:00 AM

How people can make their homes and communities more resilient to the effects of climate change, including floods, fires, heat and drought.

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The new COVID-19 drug remdesivir is here. Now what?

May 13 2020 6:00 AM

Remdesivir may shorten recovery time for some people, but it isn't available to everyone and it won't end the pandemic on its own.

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Kids can develop severe complications from COVID-19 in rare cases
May 12 2020 3:39 PM

Respiratory failure has occurred in some infected children and an emerging inflammatory disease may be connected to the coronavirus.

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Tapirs may be key to reviving the Amazon. All they need to do is poop
May 12 2020 8:00 AM

Brazilian ecologist Lucas Paolucci is collecting tapir dung to understand how the piglike mammals may help restore degraded rain forests.

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What data do cities like Orlando need to prepare for climate migrants?
May 12 2020 6:00 AM

As researchers wrestle with how to anticipate future population shifts due to climate change, possible "destination cities," like Orlando, Fla., prepare for an influx.

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Loss of smell and taste may actually be one of the clearest signs of COVID-19
May 11 2020 4:55 PM

Data from a symptom tracker smartphone app used by millions of people shows two-thirds of positive patients reported losing these senses.

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Salty water might exist on Mars, but it's probably too cold for life
May 11 2020 11:00 AM

Salty liquids may last for several hours on the Red Planet but be too chilly for any known microorganisms from Earth to survive, simulations suggest.

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The earliest known humans in Europe may have been found in a Bulgarian cave
May 11 2020 11:00 AM

New finds from Bulgaria point to a relatively rapid expansion of Homo sapiens into Eurasia starting as early as 46,000 years ago, two studies suggest.

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What Michael Moore's new film gets wrong about renewable energy
May 11 2020 6:00 AM

Michael Moore's Planet of the Humans challenges renewable energy's ability to fight climate change, but it's riddled with errors and old information.

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Florence Nightingale understood the power of visualizing science
May 10 2020 8:00 AM

Florence Nightingale showed simple sanitation measures could stop infectious diseases' spread, a timely message given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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A multiple sclerosis drug may speed COVID-19 recovery
May 08 2020 6:33 PM

One form of interferon may boost the immune system's ability to fight the coronavirus early in infections, a small study suggests.

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Door-to-door tests help track COVID-19's spread in one Oregon town
May 08 2020 2:41 PM

Surveying neighborhoods directly may give a more accurate view than mail-in tests and other methods, researchers say.

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