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Rate of Global Warming Caused by Humans at an All-Time High

Global warming caused by humans is advancing at 0.26°C per decade – the highest rate since records began, according to new research by more than 50 leading international scientists.

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Leafy Vegetables Found to Contain Tire Additives

Scientists have found in leafy vegetables traces of several chemicals used to prevent the aging and corrosion of car tires.

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Wildfire Smoke Reached 99% of U.S. Lakes in 2019-2021

There there’s smoke, there’s not necessarily fire.

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Tiny Crop-Health Sensors Could Help Cut the Cost of Groceries

A compact, lightweight sensor system with infrared imaging capabilities developed by an international team of engineers could be easily fitted to a drone for remote crop monitoring.

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Scientists ‘Read’ the Messages in Chemical Clues Left by Coral Reef Inhabitants

What species live in this coral reef, and are they healthy? Chemical clues emitted by marine organisms might hold that information. 

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A Dark Side to Dark Chocolate? New Study Finds Very Minimal Risk for Kids From Metals in Chocolates

Chocolate lovers may have been alarmed by a 2023 Consumer Reports finding that some dark chocolate brands could contain harmful levels of lead and cadmium.

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Tropical Forests Adjust Strategies to Thrive Even When Soils Are Nutrient Poor

Tropical forests store a third of the world’s carbon in their wood and soils. 

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NASA Scientists Take to the Seas to Study Air Quality

The primary pollutant scientists are measuring is nitrogen dioxide (NO2), the compound that reacts with sunlight to make ground-level ozone, said Anne Thompson, senior scientist emeritus for atmospheric chemistry at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and senior researcher at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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Webb Finds Plethora of Carbon Molecules Around Young Star

An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, very low-mass star.

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As ‘Zombie’ Deer Disease Spreads, Scientists Look for Answers

Late last year federal officials discovered the carcass of a mule deer buck near Yellowstone Lake in a remote region of Yellowstone National Park.

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