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January 20, 2023

Climate Change Temperatures in One of Earth's Coldest Corners Are the Highest in 1,000 Years Temperatures in north-central Greenland are the highest in at least a millennium, contributing to ice melt that is raising global sea levels

Planetary Science Cataclysmic Collisions May Explain 'Forbidden' Exoplanets A new model could explain the scarcity of certain planet sizes By Daniel Leonard

Vaccines An Old TB Vaccine Might Help Stave Off Diabetes, Cancer Alzheimer's, and More  The BCG vaccine might assist in preventing a range of major diseases By Viviane Callier

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Artificial Intelligence Research Summaries Written by AI Fool Scientists Scientists cannot always differentiate between research abstracts generated by the AI ChatGPT and those written by humans By Holly Else,Nature magazine

Black Holes Colliding Supermassive Black Holes Discovered in Nearby Galaxy These merging supermassive black holes are among the closest ever observed and could help unlock deeper secrets of cosmic history By Allison Parshall

Climate Change Exxon's Own Models Predicted Global Warming--It Ignored Them Scientists working for the oil giant Exxon in the 1970s and 1980s estimated temperature increases with remarkable accuracy. Those findings could now be used as evidence in climate litigation By Chelsea Harvey,Lesley Clark,Benjamin Storrow,E&E News

Climate Change Global Carbon Removal Efforts Are Off Track for Meeting Climate Goals Carbon removal is an “unavoidable” part of global climate action, but a new report finds that current efforts aren’t enough to meet the warming limits set by the Paris climate agreement By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Public Health The Health Risks of Gas Stoves Explained Gas stoves produce emissions that can harm human health and the environment. Experts answer questions about the dangers and how to limit them By Tanya Lewis

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FROM THE ARCHIVE 10 Solutions for Climate Change Ten possibilities for staving off catastrophic climate change By David Biello | November 2007

WHAT WE'RE READING The Heart Wing The muscle that never stops, until the very end. Is your heart a hardworking pump or a mystic miracle? By Heather Lanier | Longreads | Jan. 10, 2023

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