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Halloween Science Is Now In Its 2nd Edition
Halloween is the most rumor-prone of holidays. If you read the folklore that passes as social media, Halloween has its own holiday character, like Santa, but he's named Secret Sadist and putting razor...
Earth Sciences
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How Do Scientists Know Climate Change Made A Heat Wave Worse?
When a devastating heat wave, hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, people often want to know: How much did human-caused climate change influence this event, if at all?For many years, scientists could...
Life Sciences
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Major Genetic Weakness For Hybrid Breeding Revealed
About a third of the world's corn production uses a legacy hybrid rather than modern science and a new study finds that grain yield in intermediate-maturity hybrids could be plagued by a crippli...
Medicine
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Hospitals Should Stop Doing 3 Things To New Moms About Breastfeeding
In modern times, breastfeeding has become more culture war than health epidemiology. Activists have created nearly as much disinformation around infant formula as they have weedkillers and food colori...
Physical Sciences
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Can Fully Electric Homes Be Affordable And Efficient?
Across Europe, running a home – whether you need to keep it cool in the summer or heat it during winter – usually means burning imported gas. That wastes energy and creates carbon emissions, contribut...
Social Sciences
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Is Climate Doom Discouraging Action? Here's How To Identify It
Every summer is getting hotter. Wildfires are blazing, and the worst is yet to come. There’s nothing to be done – we’re doomed! Sound familiar?This “climate doom” narrative can dominate the news cycle...
