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For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.When a hurricane or tornado starts...

Metals Crucial to Clean Energy Are Getting Caught Up in the US–China Trade War

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.In the summer of...

Who are the indirect costs of NIH research? We talked to 3

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

How a mushroom coral goes for a walk without legs

A coral walks into a (sand) bar. This may sound like a joke. But new time-lapse photography...

Even epic rainfall may not be enough to refill SoCal’s aquifers

Even though immense rains repeatedly pummeled California in 2023, they barely helped recharge aquifers drawn down by...

A Nose-Computer Interface Could Turn Dogs Into Super Detectors

Thanks to their excellent smelling ability, dogs have been used for hundreds of years to hunt down...

In a first, zebra cams reveal herds on the move with giraffes

In the opening scene of The Lion King, animals of every stripe, spot and tusk march in...

Why a norovirus vaccine isn’t available — yet

Citations B.V. Venkataram Prasad et al. Norovirus replication, host interactions and vaccine advances. Nature Reviews Microbiology. Published...

This Is Where Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike

Asteroid 2024 YR4, measuring approximately 40 to 100 meters wide, will pass very close to Earth in...

Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists

In a flurry of tweets last week, Elon Musk declared that the United States Agency for International...

A pancreatic cancer blood test called PAC-MANN could spot the disease early 

Meghan Rosen is a staff writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

A bacteria-based Band-Aid helps plants heal their wounds

Got a plant with a boo-boo? Try a plant Band-Aid. A pure form of cellulose produced by...
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