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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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A shadowy birthplace may explain Jupiter's strange chemistry

Jul 06 2021 11:00 AM

Dust that blocked sunlight caused the giant planet to form in a deep freeze, a new study suggests.

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How Hans Berger's quest for telepathy spurred modern brain science

Jul 06 2021 8:00 AM

In the 1920s, psychiatrist Hans Berger invented EEG and discovered brain waves — though not long-range signals.

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How wielding lamps and torches shed new light on Stone Age cave art
Jul 06 2021 6:00 AM

Experiments with stone lamps and juniper branch torches are helping scientists see 12,500-year-old cave art with fresh eyes.

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A WWII submarine-hunting device helped prove the theory of plate tectonics
Jul 02 2021 8:00 AM

With a boost from World War II, the fluxgate magnetometer became a portable and invaluable tool.

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What experts know so far about the delta variant
Jul 02 2021 6:00 AM

The variant, which first emerged in India, is outcompeting other highly transmissible forms of the coronavirus as it spreads around the world.

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Scientists spotted an electron-capture supernova for the first time
Jul 01 2021 1:50 PM

A flare that appeared in the sky in 2018 was an electron-capture supernova, a blast that can occur in stars too small to go off the usual way.

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Focusing on Asian giant hornets distorts the view of invasive species
Jul 01 2021 9:46 AM

2021's first "murder hornet" is yet another arrival. This is the not-so-new normal.

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Invisible bursts of electricity from volcanoes signal explosive eruptions
Jul 01 2021 6:00 AM

Mysterious "vent discharges" could help warn of impending explosions, a study of Japan's Sakurajima volcano shows.

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Fossilized dung from a dinosaur ancestor yields a new beetle species
Jun 30 2021 11:14 AM

Whole beetles preserved in fossilized poo suggest that ancient droppings may deserve a closer look.

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A malaria vaccine with live parasites shows promise in a small trial
Jun 30 2021 11:00 AM

After taking anti-malarial drugs after each vaccine dose to clear the parasite from the body, volunteers appeared well-protected from infection.

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This moon-sized white dwarf is the smallest ever found
Jun 30 2021 11:00 AM

A newfound white dwarf is the smallest and perhaps the most massive known, and spins around once every seven minutes.

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An atomic clock that could revolutionize space travel just passed its first test
Jun 30 2021 11:00 AM

The most precise clock ever sent to space successfully operated in Earth's orbit for over a year.

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