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The Laser Beams That Pick Up Particles
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I Just Want To Say One Word To You: Plastiglomerate
Thanks to us humans, there's a new type of rock in the geologic record. And it's part plastic. David Biello reports.
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Books Roundup: Creating Convictions
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Flash Floods Hit Afghanistan, At Least 58 Dead
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Are Human Pheromones Real?
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California Chrome's Genes May Be Key to Race for Triple Crown
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Physics Week in Review: June 7, 2014
As you read this, we are flying home to Los Angeles after an exhausting but exhilarating trip: 10 days, 2 continents, 3 flights, 2 trains, 4 hotels, 18 car rides, 7 panel discussions, 3 interviews, and 5 lectures between the two of us. (The circles under my eyes are now saucers.) First stop: New York [...] -
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Cyber Currencies Get Boost From High-Profile Endorsements
Don't bet all your chips on crypto coins yet, but Apple's app acceptance makes things interesting. Larry Greenemeier reports.
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London Fish Chip Away At Historical Unknowns
Isotope composition within fish tails found in London archaeological digs shows that the city began importing cod from northern Scandinavia some 800 years ago. Cynthia Graber reports.
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Crow Hunt Approved to Cull Growing Population
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Dredge Project to Restart, Ending Efforts to Save Coral
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Professional Photography Approaches Gender Balance
In 1970, fewer than one in five professional photographers were female. Times have changed: (Source: Institute for Women’s Policy Research, with data from the U.S. -
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Global Warming Plays a Role in Australia's Record Heat
The past 12 months have been the warmest in Australia's recorded history, where average temperature has warmed by 1.6-degrees F since 1910 -
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"Beast" Asteroid to Fly by Earth on Sunday
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Students Build the First Eukaryotic Chromosome from Scratch
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Monarch Butterflies under Threat from Rising Herbicide Use
Deforestation of the butterflies' Mexican wintering site is eclipsed by the threat posed by the continual loss of habitat to crops and pesticides in the U.S. -
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Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rise with Rebounding Economy
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How Does Air Pollution Affect Clouds?
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June 6, 1944: The Geology of D-Day
June 6, 1944 – in planning for D-Day – also geology was considered, as aerial photographs of the shores of Normandy were studied to find suitable landing sites for the invasion. -
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