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Bees Like Flowers With Large ‘Bullseye’ Patterns — And Flowers Paint Them Early On

Bees Like Flowers With Large ‘Bullseye’ Patterns — And Flowers Paint Them Early On

By: Lyn Nanticha Ocharoenchai
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Nine New Tardigrade Species Discovered Thanks to the Efforts of Danish Schoolchildren

Nine New Tardigrade Species Discovered Thanks to the Efforts of Dan...

The budding scientists collected the tiny water bears in a massive citizen science project that involved almost 30,000 participants
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Can Machine Learning Save Our Reefs?

Can Machine Learning Save Our Reefs?

We don’t know the pathogens that cause coral epidemics. Machine learning approaches are bringing them to light
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Autumn and Climate Change at Harvard Forest

Autumn and Climate Change at Harvard Forest

By: Lyn Nanticha Ocharoenchai
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Growing Living Buildings

Growing Living Buildings

Laura Gonzalez’s mission to keep materials alive for adaptive architecture of the future
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An Evening at the GreenRoots Kitchen

An Evening at the GreenRoots Kitchen

By: Sarah R. Akaaboune
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Montelukast is Ineffective for Outpatient COVID-19 Treatment, According to a New Study

Montelukast is Ineffective for Outpatient COVID-19 Treatment, According to a New Study

Despite initial hopes, a common asthma drug doesn’t help patients with mild to moderate COVID-19. Researchers consider the trial a success…
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Why We Love Crystals

Why We Love Crystals

By: Dr. Paula Rowińska
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JWST Just Found a Black Hole Starving Its Host Galaxy to Death

JWST Just Found a Black Hole Starving Its Host Galaxy to Death

The new research reveals how supermassive black holes halt star formation, shedding light on galaxy evolution in the early universe
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Possible Ban on Chinese-Made Drones Dismays U.S. Scientists

Possible Ban on Chinese-Made Drones Dismays U.S. Scientists

Switching to costlier, less capable drones could impede research on whales, forests, and more
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Will Erie’s Mayflies Survive a Warming World?

Will Erie’s Mayflies Survive a Warming World?

After decades of regulatory change and cleanup efforts, mayflies returned to the lake. Measuring their resilience to the climate crisis…
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Parasites Are Everywhere. Why Do So Few Researchers Study Them?

Parasites Are Everywhere. Why Do So Few Researchers Study Them?

Aging parasitologists are working hard to inspire more students to enter the field
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Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash

Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash

Platforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of water
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New Peabody ‘peaker’ power plant prepares to go online less green than promised

New Peabody ‘peaker’ power plant prepares to go online less green than promised

By: Sophie Hartley and Hannah Richter
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In New England, a tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn’s yellow hues

In New England, a tree-killing worm may spell the end of autumn’s yellow hues

As a parasite infects beech forests in the Eastern United States, a team of researchers is trying to fight back — before it’s too late.
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‘What’s going to happen?’

‘What’s going to happen?’

It’s still an open question, experts say, what will happen as the bird flu virus continues to spread.
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