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Philadelphia firefighters walk through a flooded neighborhood on Aug. 4, 2020, after Tropical Storm Isaias moved through.

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  • Climate

Climate change fueled extreme rainfall during the record 2020 hurricane season

Human-induced climate change fueled one of the most active hurricane seasons on record in 2020, with rainfall totals up to 10% higher than in the pre-industrial era, according to a new study.

April 20, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
Taylor Swift, pictured in 2021, is the inspiration for the name of the newly described Twisted-Claw Millipede, <em>Nannaria swiftae.</em>

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  • Science

Taylor Swift was the inspiration for the name of a new millipede species

The Swift Twisted-Claw Millipede, or Nannaria swiftae, was among several new species found in Tennessee.

April 20, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
A health care worker prepares the current COVID vaccine booster shots from Moderna in February. The company says a bivalent vaccine that combines the original strain with the omicron strain is the lead candidate for a fall vaccination campaign.

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  • Health

Moderna says its new 'bivalent' vaccine shows promise against COVID variants

The company says this version targets both the original coronavirus and the beta variant, and appears to provide broader and longer-lasting protection against different strains, including omicron.

April 19, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Stein
A pack of wolves in Yellowstone National Park are spotted from a wildlife tracking plane

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  • Environment

A record number of Yellowstone wolves have been killed. Conservationists are worried

States neighboring Yellowstone National Park have eased rules on hunting wolves, resulting in the most being killed in nearly a century

April 13, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
The 405 Freeway is packed with rush-hour traffic last month in Los Angeles. Americans' greatest contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions comes from transportation, mostly from cars and trucks, according to the federal government.

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  • National

How much energy powers a good life? Less than you're using, says a new report

Americans use nearly four times the energy researchers say is needed to live a happy, healthy and prosperous life.

April 12, 2022
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  • Laura Benshoff
Plastic debris is washed up at Depoe Bay, Ore., on Jan. 19, 2020.

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  • Science

For the first time, researchers find microplastics deep in the lungs of living people

Tiny plastic debris — some so small you can't see it — has previously been found in human blood, excrement and in the depths of the ocean.

April 07, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
Farmland is seen with standard solar panels from Cypress Creek Renewables, Oct. 28, 2021, in Thurmont, Md.

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  • Science

Solar panels that can generate electricity at night have been developed at Stanford

While standard solar panels can provide electricity during the day, this device can be a "continuous renewable power source" during the day and at night.

April 07, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
Scientists have analyzed a huge number of brain scans to learn more about how the brain develops, from infancy all the way until the end of life.

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  • Health

Scans reveal the brain's early growth, late decline and surprising variability

A study of more than 120,000 brain scans shows rapid growth before age 2 and accelerating decline after age 50. The results may one day help pick up abnormalities in the developing brain.

April 07, 2022
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  • Jon Hamilton
To study emotions in animals, scientists need to look beneath feelings to the brain states that produce certain behaviors.

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  • Science

In jumpy flies and fiery mice, scientists see the roots of human emotions

Scientists are trying to understand PTSD and other human disorders by studying emotion-related brain circuits in animals, which research suggests may have a lot in common with the human brain.

April 06, 2022
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  • Jon Hamilton

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  • Your Health

Sleeping with even a little bit of light isn't good for your health, study shows

Just a night or two of exposure to faint light is enough to raise your pulse and increase insulin resistance — factors that increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, researchers find.

April 01, 2022
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  • Will Stone
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the farthest star ever seen. The magnified galaxy looks like a stretched out red line with three dots. The single star is the middle one.

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  • Space

The light from this star that astronomers just spotted is 12.9 billion years old

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted light from what appears to be the most distant star ever seen. It offers a glimpse into an early moment in the history of the universe.

March 30, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Keris Myrick, right, who has schizophrenia, with her father, Dr. Howard Myrick.

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  • Mental Health

COVID and schizophrenia: Why this deadly mix can deepen understanding of the brain

People with schizophrenia are three times as likely to die from the virus, giving scientists an opportunity to study the potential relationship between the immune system and mental illness.

March 25, 2022
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  • April Dembosky
A boa constrictor feeds on a lizard in Tijuca Forest National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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  • Science

This trick keeps snakes from suffocating as they squeeze and swallow their prey

How do boa constrictors breathe while constricting their victims? A new study finds that snakes can switch which set of ribs they use to draw in air as they crush their meal before devouring it.

March 24, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Reseach is showing that people who are vaccinated, even with just one dose, tend to have lower rates of long COVID-19 after catching the virus than those who are unvaccinated.

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  • Research News

Evidence grows that vaccines lower the risk of getting long COVID

Though findings are preliminary, many studies suggest that vaccinated people have good protection against the condition, although just how much is still up for debate.

March 24, 2022
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  • Will Stone
Traditionally, pizza dough is made by allowing yeast to ferment the flour and water until air bubbles form in the dough. But scientists in Naples are developing a new approach – one that doesn't rely on yeast.

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  • Health

Italian scientists hacked pizza physics to make dough without yeast

Bread geeks, take note! The new technique, developed in a lab in Naples, involves the smart application of materials science and physics to make airy, bubbly dough without fermentation.

March 23, 2022
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  • Ari Daniel
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