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| Underground heat pollution could be tapped to mitigate climate change Jul 18 2022 7:00 AM Data from thousands of groundwater well sites in Europe reveal that more than half of the locations possess usable underground heat. READ MORE |
| Here are experts' answers to questions about COVID-19 vaccines for little kids Jul 15 2022 10:34 AM Pediatricians recommend that parents vaccinate their kids, toddlers and babies against COVID-19 to protect them from coronavirus infection. READ MORE |
| A fast radio burst's rapid, steady beat offers a clue to its cosmic origin Jul 15 2022 7:00 AM Amped-up neutron stars, pairs of magnetically entangled neutron stars or magnetar quakes could explain a three-second-long train of radio blips. READ MORE |
| Do gophers farm roots? It's not as clear as viral articles claim Jul 14 2022 11:46 AM Pocket gophers aerate and fertilize the soil in a practice that encourages rudimentary food production, researchers claim. But not everyone agrees. READ MORE |
| In the battle of human vs. water, 'Water Always Wins' Jul 14 2022 7:00 AM In her new book, environmental journalist Erica Gies follows people who are looking for better solutions to extreme droughts and floods. READ MORE |
| This octopus-inspired glove helps humans grip slippery objects Jul 13 2022 2:00 PM The human hand, for all its deftness, is not great at grasping slippery stuff. A new glove aims to change that. READ MORE |
| The most distant rotating galaxy hails from 13.3 billion years ago Jul 13 2022 11:00 AM Astronomers have spotted a rotating galaxy whose light comes from just 500 million years after the Big Bang. READ MORE |
| Tardigrades could teach us how to handle the rigors of space travel Jul 13 2022 7:00 AM Tardigrades can withstand X-rays, freezing and vacuum. Now researchers are learning how they do it, with an eye toward human space travel. READ MORE |
