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The first step in using trees to slow climate change: Protect the trees we have

Jul 13 2021 6:00 AM

In all the fuss over planting trillions of trees, we need to protect the forests that already exist.

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Dogs tune into people in ways even human-raised wolves don't

Jul 12 2021 11:00 AM

Puppies outpace wolf pups at engaging with humans, even with less exposure to people, supporting the idea that domestication has wired dogs' brains.

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Satellites show how a massive lake in Antarctica vanished in days

Jul 12 2021 10:00 AM

Within six days, an Antarctic lake with twice the volume of San Diego Bay drained away, leaving a deep sinkhole filled with fractured ice.

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How science overlooks Asian Americans

Jul 12 2021 8:00 AM

Existing scientific datasets fail to capture details on Asian Americans, making it hard to assess the group's overall well-being.

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One mutation may have set the coronavirus up to become a global menace

Jul 12 2021 6:00 AM

A study pinpoints a key mutation that may have put a bat coronavirus on the path to becoming a human pathogen, helping it better infect human cells.

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50 years ago, scientists found a virus lurking in human cancer cells

Jul 09 2021 10:00 AM

In 1971, scientists were building a case for viruses as a cause of cancer. Fifty years later, cancer-preventing vaccines are now a reality.

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The gap in parenting time between middle- and working-class moms has shrunk
Jul 09 2021 8:00 AM

Some well-educated mothers are spending less time with their kids than before, while some less-educated mothers are spending more, a new study shows.

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Why planting tons of trees isn't enough to solve climate change
Jul 09 2021 6:00 AM

Massive projects need much more planning and follow-through to succeed – and other tree protections need to happen too.

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How Romanesco cauliflower forms its spiraling fractals
Jul 08 2021 2:00 PM

By tweaking just three genes in a common lab plant, scientists have discovered the mechanism responsible for one of nature's most impressive fractals.

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Sea otters stay warm thanks to leaky mitochondria in their muscles
Jul 08 2021 2:00 PM

For the smallest mammal in the ocean, staying warm is a challenge. Now, scientists have figured out how the animals keep themselves toasty.

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These weird, thin ice crystals are springy and bendy
Jul 08 2021 2:00 PM

Specially grown fibers of frozen water bend into curves and spring back when released.

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How your DNA may affect whether you get COVID-19 or become gravely ill
Jul 08 2021 12:53 PM

A study of 45,000 people links 13 genetic variants to higher COVID-19 risks, including a link between blood type and infection and a newfound tie between FOXP4 and severe disease.

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Human-driven climate change sent Pacific Northwest temperatures soaring
Jul 07 2021 7:28 PM

As scientists dissect what pushed temperatures up to 5 degrees Celsius above previous records, they may have to revamp how to predict heat waves.

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Souped-up supernovas may produce much of the universe's heavy elements
Jul 07 2021 12:10 PM

An old star that formed from an explosive event called a magnetorotational hypernova is revealing where elements like uranium and silver might be forged.

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A tweaked yeast can make ethanol from cornstalks and a harvest's other leftovers
Jul 07 2021 9:00 AM

By genetically modifying baker's yeast, scientists figured out how to get almost as much ethanol from cornstalks as kernels.

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How antibodies may cause rare blood clots after some COVID-19 vaccines
Jul 07 2021 5:00 AM

Vaccine-induced antibodies attach to a specific spot on a protein involved in clot formation, a study suggests.

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