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Fake Foliage: Bionic Leaf Tops Plants in Photosynthesis

Feb 28, 2019 11:49AM

A new artificial photosynthesis system named Bionic Leaf 2.0 is ten times as efficient as normal plant photosynthesis at converting solar energy to biomass.

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Shocking Development: Oceanic Blasts Harm Ecosystems

Feb 28, 2019 11:49AM

Oil companies are using seismic airguns to find offshore oil and gas deposits from New England to Florida, killing marine wildlife, harming commercial fisheries and disrupting coastal economies.

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Transcendental Meditations: Near-Death Experiences Can Be Learned

Feb 28, 2019 11:48AM

Some Buddhist meditators can willfully induce mystical near-death experiences that typically occur only in people close to actual or perceived death.

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Youth Climate Strike Coming to U.S.

Feb 28, 2019 11:48AM

Students are taking part in climate strikes around the world, and young activists in the U.S. will add their voices to the escalating #FridaysForFuture movement.

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Horse Sense: Wild Horses Ride Out the Storm

Feb 01, 2019 06:09PM

The wild horse herds on North Carolina’s Outer Banks survived Hurricane Florence by huddling on high ground, hiding in maritime forests, and possibly by swimming.

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Mind Meld: Translating Thoughts Into Speech

Feb 01, 2019 06:09PM

Scientists are making progress toward using brain implants to help speech-paralyzed patients "voice" their thoughts.

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Sniffing Dogs Can Detect Malaria: Canines Identify Parasites

Jan 31, 2019 01:06PM

Trained to detect malaria parasites in socks that West African children wore for one night, trained canines correctly identified 70 percent of the infected and 90 percent of the uninfected children.

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Immigration to U.S. Lowers Healthy Gut Bacteria

Jan 31, 2019 12:27PM

The gut bacteria of immigrants accustomed to traditional diets became less diverse and less healthy within six to nine months of moving to the United States.

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Fire Hounds: Dogs Help Restore Burnt Forests in Chile

Dec 27, 2018 02:45PM

Three border collies race around the charred remains of Chilean forests with special satchels on their backs that spread grass and flower seedlings.

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Rare Breed: Exmoor Ponies Beat the Odds

Dec 27, 2018 01:42PM

About 150 Exmoor ponies roam free on British moors, descendants of the original prehistoric horse that arrived from Alaska 130,000 years ago.

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