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Nov 2, 2020 • 11min
The Case for Reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps
If the US brought back the Great Depression’s massive worker program, it could put millions of Americans back to work—and help stave off disasters like wildfires.
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Oct 30, 2020 • 6min
How the Venus Flytrap ‘Remembers’ When It Captures Prey
The carnivorous plant is believed to have something akin to a short-term "memory." A team of scientists has uncovered new details on how it works.
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Oct 30, 2020 • 6min
How the Venus Flytrap ‘Remembers’ When It Captures Prey
The carnivorous plant is believed to have something akin to a short-term "memory." A team of scientists has uncovered new details on how it works.
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Oct 29, 2020 • 5min
Uh-Oh. Russia's Laptev Sea Should Have Started to Freeze by Now
Normally, the 'birthplace of ice' freezes by late October. For the first time in recorded history, it hasn't. That could have knock-on effects across the Arctic.
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Oct 28, 2020 • 10min
There May Be Far More Water on the Moon Than NASA Thought
A new pair of studies reveals that the resource isn’t limited to large shadowy craters. That's good news for the upcoming crewed missions.
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Oct 27, 2020 • 10min
How the ‘Diabolical’ Beetle Survives Being Run Over by a Car
The puny insect can withstand forces 39,000 times its body weight. Scientists just discovered its super-strength secret—which could inspire new materials.
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Oct 26, 2020 • 8min
Want Some Eco-Friendly Tips? A New Study Says No, You Don’t
Nagging, giving unsolicited advice, and “ecopiety” are out. But there are better ways to get people to adopt green habits.
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Oct 23, 2020 • 11min
The Preexisting Conditions of the Coronavirus Pandemic
An enormous new data set peers into the health of the world’s population before 2020—and how the coronavirus turned that into a global disaster.
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Oct 22, 2020 • 7min
Wild Predators Are Relying More on Our Food—and Pets
A new study shows that some big carnivores are getting up to half their diet from sources like trash, crops, or small mammals that live near people.
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Oct 20, 2020 • 10min
What Forest Floor Playgrounds Teach Us about Kids and Germs
Finnish researchers just published the first big test of the “biodiversity hypothesis”—that exposure to the microbes in dirt is good for young immune systems.
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