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Bering Sea winter ice shrank to its lowest level in 5,500 years in 2018

Sep 03 2020 6:00 AM

Peat cores that record five millennia of climate shifts in the Arctic region suggest recent ice loss is linked to rising carbon dioxide levels.

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Steroids reduce deaths of critically ill COVID-19 patients, WHO confirms

Sep 02 2020 1:30 PM

The finding strengthens evidence that clinicians should give the drugs to people who are severely sick from the coronavirus.

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Toy boats float upside down underneath a layer of levitated liquid

Sep 02 2020 11:00 AM

The upward force of buoyancy keeps objects afloat even in unusual conditions.

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Record-breaking gravitational waves reveal that midsize black holes do exist

Sep 02 2020 8:00 AM

The biggest merger of two black holes so far raises questions about how the pair of objects came to be.

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Flamboyant cuttlefish save their bright patterns for flirting, fighting and fleeing

Sep 01 2020 4:12 PM

A new field study of flamboyant cuttlefish shows they don't always live up to their reputation.

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50 years ago, scientists were trying to develop a low-emission car

Sep 01 2020 7:00 AM

Electric cars have surged in popularity, but the vehicles still contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.

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Scientists created a scale model one-twelfth the size of the ancient stone circle to study its acoustics.

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Aug 31 2020 6:00 AM

Researchers are developing a smorgasbord of tests to detect RNA and proteins from the virus that causes COVID-19.

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On top of a pandemic, the United States is having an epic weather year - a combination of bad luck and a stage set by a warming climate.

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Earth's building blocks may have had far more water than previously thought
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