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Science
Why this study of box turtles will plod along, slow and steady, for 100 years
This wrinkled ol' pal, found across much of the U. S., may be in decline. A huge study in North Carolina plans to track box turtles for 100 years, to learn how to best protect them.
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Technology
Move over, Bruce Willis: NASA is shoving an asteroid to test planetary defense
Hollywood likes to blow up incoming asteroids with nukes, but NASA's first test of whether it can change the trajectory of a space rock will try just giving one a little nudge.
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Environment
Why scientists have pumped a potent greenhouse gas into streams on public lands
A 30-year, nationwide study of ecological changes — including the effects of climate warming — has been releasing a powerful greenhouse gas, and critics want it to stop.
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Science
The new science coming from the James Webb telescope has astronomers giddy
In the week since the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were unveiled, astronomers have been poring through all the observations it's made so far--and they're happily overwhelmed.
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Science
The James Webb Space Telescope images have been a game changer for astronomers
In the week since the first James Webb Space Telescope images were unveiled, astronomers have been poring over all its observations so far. What they've seen has them giddy.
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Environment
Think all bacteria are microscopic? Tell that to these centimeter-long monsters
The largest bacteria known to science have been discovered in the Caribbean. They're visible to the naked eye and surprisingly complex.
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Environment
In a place with little sea ice, polar bears have found another way to hunt
An isolated population of polar bears in southeast Greenland has learned to hunt on freshwater glacier ice. That means they may be able to survive longer as climate change makes sea ice scarce.
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Science
How can mas shootings be prevented? Definitive answers are hard to come by
Gun violence has a huge impact on public health, but the amount of money and attention directed toward research on preventing mass shootings and firearm deaths doesn't reflect the scale of the crisis.
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National
CDC says firearm-related homicides skyrocketed amid stresses of the pandemic
The CDC reports a historic increase in firearm deaths. During the pandemic, there has been a 35% increase in the firearm homicide rate, and suicides by firearm also are persistently high.
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National
Firearm-related homicide rate skyrockets amid stresses of the pandemic, the CDC says
The rate of U.S. gun homicides jumped nearly 35% in 2020 to the highest level in more than 25 years. And gaps widened for groups already at the highest risk, especially Black men and boys.