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Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly from future shocks. Would cloudy weather ruin a visit to ... Read More

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Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers found that forests with higher trait diversity not only adapt better to climate change but may also thrive. The study unveiled how tree functional trait diversity ... Read More

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April 22, 2024 • An explosion of research is painting a clearer picture of how climate change is affecting ... some climate solutions news and other top science stories of the week, including ... Read More

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The climate phenomenon known as El Niño—and not climate change—was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year, scientists said Wednesday. The past 10 ... Read More

Climate Science

The science is clear: climate change is happening. We are the cause. We need to act now. Table of Contents The science is clear: climate change is happening. We are the cause. We need to act now. Read More

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April 26 (UPI) -- Scientists at NASA are continuing work to restore operations to its Hubble Space Telescope, after pausing them earlier in the week due to issues with the orbiting instrument's ... Read More

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Chen Chilai from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of Chinese ... have fluctuated over time—crucial ... The flight deck of a decommissioned World War II-era aircraft carrier docked at Alameda ... Read More

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Every weekday, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, selects a set of significant and interesting science-related news articles from the mainstream media so you can stay on top of some of the ... Read More

Political Science News

Feb. 1, 2023 — People who share a political ideology have more similar 'neural fingerprints' of political words and process new information in similar ways, ... U.S. Political Partisanship ... Read More

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Climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity ... expanded since 1984 and 130 of those are... A group of WWII-era scientists used themselves as guinea pigs to learn to breathe ... Read More