Across much of the Western United States, winter 2026 was the year the snow never came….
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What the historic snow drought means for water, wildfires and the future of the West
The snow drought was evident in Park City, Utah, on Feb. 9, 2026. This golf course is normally used for cross-country skiing in winter. Mario Tama/Getty Images -
Turmoil at the CDC continues as the administration searches for a new director : NPR
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is struggling with a leadership vacuum.
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Massive insect body size 300 million years ago may not have been due to high atmospheric oxygen – Phys.org
- Massive insect body size 300 million years ago may not have been due to high atmospheric oxygen Phys.org
- 300 Million Years Ago, Insects Were Enormous. That Stopped – And We’re Probably Wrong About Why IFLScience
- Flight muscles and oxygen…
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Scientists Just Found Why You Suddenly Lose Your Appetite When Sick
Scientists finally cracked the mystery of why infections kill your appetite—and it all starts with hidden gut cells talking to your brain. Anyone who has gone through a severe stomach illness knows the experience. Your appetite disappears and…
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Extreme global climate outcomes are possible even at 2°C warming, study warns
Extreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of global warming (3 or 4°C). A new study led by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) shows that this assumption is too simplistic….
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When were dogs domesticated? The oldest known dog DNA offers clues
Dogs in Europe had been domesticated from wild wolves by at least 14,200 years ago, two new genetic studies suggest.
Both studies, published March 25 in Nature, use ancient DNA recovered from fossil dog bones to revise the early…
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Why solid-state batteries keep short-circuiting
Batteries that use solid metal as their charge-carrying electrolyte could potentially be a safer and far more energy-dense alternative to lithium-ion batteries. Unfortunately, these solid-state batteries have been plagued by the formation of…
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That minty fresh feeling? Scientists now know how our bodies feel cold
March 25, 2026
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That minty fresh feeling? Scientists now know how our bodies feel cold
Scientists have finally pinned down the mechanism behind cold- and menthol-sensing proteins
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NASA Awards Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2026
The class of 2026 NHFP Fellows is shown in this photo montage. The Einstein Fellows appear in the blue hexagons, the Hubble Fellows in the purple hexagons, and the Sagan Fellows in the teal hexagons.
Artwork: NASA, ESA, Joyce Kang…
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Is the metaverse finally dead and buried? What’s really going on with the embattled idea of living in virtual worlds.
Is the idea of the metaverse dead? Even without a much hotter technology in the form of artificial intelligence (AI) capturing the public conversation, most ordinary people have stopped talking about it, beyond reminiscing about the…
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