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Climate disasters are on the rise: Some states want to make oil companies pay

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For many California residents, the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year were the latest and most searing example of the devastating effects of climate change. Some estimates have pegged the damages and economic losses from the fires at…

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Australia sweats through hottest 12 months on record: Official data

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Australia has just sweltered through its hottest 12 months on record, a weather official said Thursday, a period of drenching floods, tropical cyclones and mass coral bleaching.

Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032

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The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list.

A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna

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As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an unprecedented find: A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire, likely the…

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How Florida volunteers build trust and bond with youth in foster care

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Each year, more than 500,000 children and youth are served by the United States foster care system. In Florida, Guardian ad Litems (GALs) are appointed by the court to represent children in cases of abuse, abandonment, or neglect. In 2020,…

Flowerpot snake's DNA repair ability provides insights into human genetic conditions like Down syndrome

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The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind snake, it's the only known snake species with three sets of chromosomes instead of two—and it can reproduce without a…

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