SCIENCE
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How Food Banks Prevent Climate Change by Averting Carbon Emissions
August 17, 2024 4 min read How Food Banks Prevented 1.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Last Year Redistributing…
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Three of the Strangest Paradoxes in Mathematics
Sometimes your gut feelings lead you astray—particularly in mathematics, in which one constantly comes across results that seem impossible. For…
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West Nile Cases Are Rising. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
August 12, 2024 3 min read West Nile Cases Are Rising. Here’s How to Protect Yourself West Nile is the…
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Perseid Meteor Shower Joins Stunning Mars and Jupiter Conjunction
Perseid Meteor Shower Joins Stunning Mars and Jupiter Conjunction Early risers get a double sky treat: a Mars and Jupiter…
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Overdose Deaths Are Finally Starting to Decline. Here’s Why.
The scale and tragedy of the U.S. opioid epidemic have few comparisons. More than 100,000 people have died of overdoses…
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How Extreme Heat Harms Planes, Trains, Water Mains and Other Crucial Infrastructure
The Hidden Ways Extreme Heat Disrupts Infrastructure Scorching temperatures are further burdening an already-troubled infrastructure system across much of the…
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Dungeons & Dragons Is Shedding ‘Race’ in Gaming. Here’s Why It Matters
Dungeons & Dragons Is Shedding ‘Race’ in Gaming. Here’s Why It Matters The nerd culture powerhouse is rebranding its elves,…
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Musical Memories Don’t Fade with Age
Musical Memories Don’t Fade with Age Eighty-year-olds are able to identify familiar tunes just as well as teenagers can By…
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Komodo Dragons’ Nightmare Iron-Tipped Teeth Are a Reptilian First
Komodo Dragons’ Nightmare Iron-Tipped Teeth Are a Reptilian First Reptile teeth have long been considered simple and cheap because the…
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First U.S. Species to Go Extinct from Rising Seas Is the Key Largo Tree Cactus
Meet the First U.S. Species to Go Extinct from Sea-Level Rise A tall cactus found only in Florida’s Key Largo…
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