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How Much Will It Cost to Prevent Deaths by Climate-Driven Heat? Aug 05, 2021

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A new formula measures the “mortality cost of carbon,” and how much would have to be removed from the atmosphere to save a single life.Â

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Oh Good, Now There's an Outbreak of Wildfire Thunderclouds Aug 04, 2021

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Huge pyrocumulonimbus clouds just formed over fires in the West. Here’s why they could become more common on a warmer planet.

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DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth Aug 03, 2021

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Dozens of viruses don't use the same four nucleotide bases found in all other life. New work shows how this is possible—and perhaps more common than we think.

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How Mockingbirds Compose Songs Just Like Beethoven Aug 02, 2021

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The birds aren’t producing sounds at random. Some of their strategies are surprisingly similar to ones used by humans.

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What Causes Gamma-Ray Bursts? Their Ultrabright Flashes Hold Clues Jul 30, 2021

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These high-energy explosions, brighter than billions and billions of suns, have recently been tracked for days, upending ideas about the cataclysms that create them.

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Hungry Wild Pigs Are Worsening Climate Change Jul 29, 2021

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When the invasive swine root through soils around the world, they release as much carbon dioxide as a million cars. Good luck getting rid of them.

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Why Scientists Love Making Robots Build Ikea Furniture Jul 28, 2021

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This robot can help a human assemble a bookcase by predicting what part they’ll want next and handing it over.

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This Device Could Tune Your Heart—Then Dissolve Away Jul 27, 2021

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The latest in “electronic medicine” offers an alternative to temporary pacemakers and could help reduce tissue scarring.

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Be Very Careful About Where You Build That Seawall Jul 26, 2021

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Walls are meant to keep out rising seas—but that water still has to go somewhere. New modeling shows it could well end up flooding your neighbors.

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Iconic Yellowstone Park Faces Startling Climate Threats Jul 23, 2021

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A new report details global warming’s effect on the national park and its surroundings, including everything from its forests to the Old Faithful geyser.

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