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Want to Save Lives? Name Heat Waves Like Hurricanes Aug 25, 2020

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As temperatures soar into the the triple digits, the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance says such names will spark public awareness and encourage safety measures.

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California's Wildfire and Covid-19 Disasters Just Collided Aug 24, 2020

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Rare thunderstorms have peppered the California landscape with conflagrations, pouring smoke into the Bay Area—all as the state struggles with the pandemic.

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Wait, How Much Microplastic Is Swirling in the Atlantic? Aug 21, 2020

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Scientists calculate that the top 200 meters of ocean alone contains up to 21 million metric tons of plastic. And that wasn't even counting microfibers.

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The Iconic Arecibo Telescope Goes Quiet After Major Damage Aug 20, 2020

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A cable cut a large gash into the radio telescope this week and it’s uncertain when it will be back in working order.

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Why Do Solar Farms Kill Birds? Call in the AI Bird Watcher Aug 19, 2020

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Solar facilities kill tens of thousands of birds every year, and no one is quite sure why. An artificial-intelligence-powered birder is on the case.

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Should We Conserve Parasites? Apparently, Yes Aug 18, 2020

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A group of ecologists and biologists say the world's ticks, leeches, and tapeworms need love and conservation, too. Now they've got a 12-point plan.

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What If the Big Bang Was Actually a Big Bounce? Aug 17, 2020

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New computer simulations model an alternate way of thinking about the cosmos: as a cyclic universe that has no beginning or end.

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Should Governments Slap a Tax on Plastic? Aug 14, 2020

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More than a billion tons of it could enter the environment in the next 20 years. It's time, advocates say, to put a sin tax on single-use plastic.

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Why Are Plants Green? The Answer Might Work on Any Planet Aug 13, 2020

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A new model of photosynthesis points to an evolutionary principle governing light-harvesting organisms that might apply throughout the universe.

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Frog Eats Beetle. Beetle Crawls Through Guts to Escape Aug 12, 2020

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Regimbartia attenuata doesn’t take too kindly to being eaten. Once locked inside a frog’s maw, it turns around and starts heading for the exit.

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