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For billions of years, the continents have cruised across Earth’s surface like tectonic vessels, but they have not survived unscathed. […]
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Actress Danielle Fishel made headlines last week when she announced that she had “very, very, very early” breast cancer. “It’s
A next-gen pain drug shows promise, but chronic sufferers need more options
Megan Hodge’s first bout of intense pain arrived when she was in her mid-20s. Hodge and her husband were getting
The nearest midsized black hole might instead be a horde of lightweights
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How earthquakes build beefy gold nuggets
When strained by earthquakes, underground networks of quartz veins can generate enough voltage to snatch gold from passing fluids, researchers
California droughts may help valley fever spread
Long dry spells can give a lethal fungal disease a lift. While California droughts can temporarily keep cases of valley
2 spacecraft caught the waves that might heat and accelerate the solar wind
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How much is climate change to blame for extreme weather?
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In an epic cosmology clash, rival scientists begin to find common ground
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Mega El Niños triggered the world’s worst mass extinction
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