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Design for a Water-Scarce Future
Design strategies for arid regions go back centuries, but in the face of climate change, drylands design is a whole new ballgame
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UPDATED: How Humans Cause Earthquakes
Fracking is just the latest cause to make the news for its link to quakes
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The High-Tech Minimalist Sock-Shoe
Nike’s latest innovation promises to improve runners’ comfort, help the environment, and revolutionize shoe manufacturing
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A Little Less Friction, Please
The big buzzword in digital technology now is “frictionless,” meaning the less we humans have to deal with, the better
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How our need for convenience is redesigning our food supply
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An astrophysicist and an economist want to fix our clocks and our calendars
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Drones: The Citrus Industry’s New Beauty Secret
In the future, farmers will use unmanned drones to improve the appearance of their crops
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Design Specs for a Genetically Ideal Snack
How plant geneticists are growing convenience food on trees
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Oldest Animals Ever Discovered
The sponge-like organisms date back to about 760 million years ago, extending the known time span of animals by 17 percent
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What Happens Before a Volcano Blows?
Volcanologists thought that the buildup to an eruption would take centuries. But this report adds to a suspicion that it can happen faster than expected
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This Week’s Breathtaking Aurora Borealis
Recent solar storms have triggered northern lights of unprecedented color and intensity
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Naturally occurring uranium doesn’t have enough of the fissile isotope U-235 to set off a nuclear reaction, but scientists found ways to increase the stuff
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The Tallest Mountains in the Solar System
Mount Everest is a just a peewee when compared with such giants as Olympus Mons on Mars
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How to Measure the Moon this Weekend
The people of Byzantium viewed a lunar eclipse as a bad omen, but today it’s just another time to do science
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Ecology Explains How the World Works
This is not a glamorous science; no one will ever accuse an ecologist of being in it for the money
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Thailand’s Flooding, As Seen From Space
Bangkok residents have to avoid the crocodiles let loose by the flood
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A Ghostly Scream From the Sahara
Superstitious sitings may have a root in human evolution
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There are signs when severe weather approaches, but are we paying enough attention?
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These accumulations of sand aren’t permanent but are home to whole communities
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