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Blackout risks are rising – why neighboring power grids can’t just send extra electricity where it’s needed
Extreme weather is posing a growing threat to the power supplies Americans rely on.In 2021, a fierce winter storm left millions of Texans without electricity and water for days. Hurricane Helene in 2024 knocked...
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California’s salmon fishery is reopening after a population crash led to a 3-year closure, but that doesn’t mean all is well
Eric Palkovacs, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz -
Along the California coast, from Bodega Bay to Morro Bay, commercial fishing boats have started pulling in salmon for the first time in three years, and local salmon are once again appearing on restaurant menus...
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The US is seeing stronger storms, so why are droughts getting worse?
About two-thirds of the U.S. is in some stage of drought in late spring 2026, yet at the same time the country has been seeing more intense downpours. It might seem contradictory, but both are...
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How natural selection helps design antennas, cancer treatments and adhesives
NASA had a big – and little – problem. For a small satellite, the agency needed a tiny antenna, with very specific communication capabilities and very strict limits on size and weight. The agency gave...
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Political anger affects the body differently to other forms of anger
If the emotional rollercoaster of global politics feels overwhelming, the findings of a new study might help to explain...
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Why Corpus Christi faces a looming water shortage, and what might help
Corpus Christi, Texas, home to the nation’s largest oil export hub, and its surrounding Coastal Bend area are in a water shortage that has residents, businesses, and industry carefully monitoring their water use and worried...
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Rice feeds billions of people – but its role in fueling climate change is growing
Rice feeds more than half the world. From terraced paddies in Southeast Asia to irrigated fields in China and India, it underpins daily meals for billions of people.But the same flooded soils that help...
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Learning to teach, learning to discover
Nik Sandu points to a graph on the whiteboard in a seventh-grade science class. “According to the graph,...
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How climate change affects hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones
These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.
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Epic dreaming is leaving people exhausted and distressed
Imagine regularly waking up exhausted, not because you didn’t sleep, but because you seemingly spent the entire night immersed...
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