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Aug 17, 2021 • 12min
Scientists Could One Day Float an Aerial Robot Above Venus
Researchers recently tested whether a balloon-borne sensor could listen for venusquakes to learn about the planet's makeup.
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Aug 16, 2021 • 8min
Why Even the Fastest Human Can’t Outrun Your House Cat
A new model explains the forces and body design features that limit maximum sprinting speed.
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Aug 13, 2021 • 9min
Exactly How Many People Have Long Covid?
Pinning down the number of “long-haulers” suffering from the mysterious condition is an important task. It’s also proving impossible.
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Aug 12, 2021 • 9min
Sunny-Day Flooding Is About to Become More Than a Nuisance
Sea level rise will soon combine with a host of other environmental factors to produce dozens of floods each fall in US coastal cities.
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Aug 11, 2021 • 7min
Russia’s Latest Space Station Incident Points to Larger Issues
Nauka’s errant firings were likely the result of human error—and they raise concerns about the future of the country’s space program and its partnership with NASA.
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Aug 10, 2021 • 9min
How the Jaguar, King of the Forest, Might Save Its Ecosystem
With a new train line threatening its habitat, the big cat may be the key to protecting this Mexican reserve—and everything else in it.
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Aug 9, 2021 • 7min
The Dam Is Breaking on Vaccine Mandates
Hopes for a “normal” fall have been dashed by variants and low vaccine uptake. Businesses and the White House think requiring shots can turn things around.
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Aug 6, 2021 • 8min
Dogs, Unlike Wolves, Are Born to Communicate With People
Wolf puppies can’t understand human gestures as well as their dog cousins. The difference could help explain what makes dogs so special.
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Aug 5, 2021 • 6min
How Much Will It Cost to Prevent Deaths by Climate-Driven Heat?
A new formula measures the “mortality cost of carbon,” and how much would have to be removed from the atmosphere to save a single life.Â
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Aug 4, 2021 • 7min
Oh Good, Now There's an Outbreak of Wildfire Thunderclouds
Huge pyrocumulonimbus clouds just formed over fires in the West. Here’s why they could become more common on a warmer planet.
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