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A Zombie-Fire Outbreak May Be Growing in the North Jun 24, 2021

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“Overwintering” fires smolder under the snow, reigniting vegetation in the spring. New research shows the zombies may proliferate in a warmer world.

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How Risky Is It to Send Jeff Bezos to the Edge of Space? Jun 23, 2021

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Today's commercial spacecraft have a safety advantage, thanks to simpler designs and suborbital missions. But with rockets, nothing is certain.

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A New Way to Shape Metal Nanoparticles—With a Magnetic Field Jun 22, 2021

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Making the tiny nanoparticles used in everything from electronics to paint isn't easy. But a new experiment creates order out of chaos.

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Tour Clothes Spew Microfibers Before They’re Even Clothes Jun 21, 2021

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The clothing supply chain releases some 265 million pounds of microfibers that wash into the environment each year.

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The Drought Is Making the Klamath River’s Baby Salmon Sick Jun 18, 2021

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Dry conditions are worsening a warm-water disease that’s sweeping through juvenile fish. Their deaths will create a future crisis for both fish and human populations.

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You Need to Weigh Some Water. All You’ve Got Is a Paper Clip Jun 17, 2021

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OK, so you might need a couple other supplies, but your best option is to do what MacGyver would do: Turn it into a scale.

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The Sneaky, Lying Flower That Pretends to Be a Rotting Beetle Jun 16, 2021

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Aristolochia microstoma finds love by smelling like death. Coffin flies can’t resist.

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Peanut the Waiter Robot Is Proof That Your Job Is Safe Jun 15, 2021

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Restaurants are struggling to hire people, so one Jersey Shore grill employed a machine. It confirms that humans remain indispensable.

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How Many People Die When Polluters Exceed Their Limits? Jun 14, 2021

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A new report tallies the death toll from excess emissions by looking at air pollution and spikes in local ozone levels.

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Climate Change Is Erasing Humanity’s Oldest Art Jun 11, 2021

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Extreme weather is rapidly eroding the limestone caves where people first drew images 40,000 years ago.

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