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Loathed by scientists, loved by nature: Sulfur and the origin of life
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The future is likely less skiable, thanks to climate change
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Geologists discover evidence of gas hydrates in the Manila Trench
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Viewpoint: What the Anthropocene's critics overlook, and why it really should be a new geological epoch
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Chicago should set limits on buildings' greenhouse gas emissions, report says
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Formation of a new subduction zone with hot or cold incipient channel
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Pre-Cryogenian stratigraphy, paleontology, and paleogeography of the Tibetan Plateau and environs
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Zircons reveal the history of fluctuations in the oxidation state of crustal magmatism and the supercontinent cycle
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Spring irrigation can reduce summer heat wave events
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Strange rock formations beneath the Pacific Ocean could change our understanding of early Earth
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Mars attracts: How Earth's interactions with the red planet drive deep-sea circulation
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Seismological study shows ancient lower mantle flow field under Philippine sea plate
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Unprecedented Hauraki Gulf heat waves revealed by marine lab's historic data set
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Gravity waves caused by complex terrain over the Tibetan Plateau can enhance the intensity of spring rainfall
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Canals used to drain peatlands are underappreciated hotspots for carbon emissions, new study finds
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Researchers create global maps to show changes in irrigation across the planet
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Study explores impacts of Arctic warming on daily weather patterns in the US
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India's water problems set to get worse as the world warms
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Asia Pacific tops list of most impacted by weather perils
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East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season, says study

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Analytical Chemistry
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A method to accurately center quantum dots within photonic chips
Nanomaterials
Scientists develop tunable colored films for displays and sensors
Evolution
Researchers identify role of subgenomes in bamboo evolution
Plants & Animals
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Quantum Physics
Cracking the quantum code: Simulations track entangled quarks
Nanophysics
Scientists discover super sensor for the smallest scales
Analytical Chemistry
Molecular crystal motors move like microbes when exposed to light
Political science
The majority of Americans do not support anti-democratic behavior, even when elected officials do: Study
Paleontology & Fossils
Tanks of the triassic: New crocodile ancestor identified
Nanophysics
Eyes on the impossible: First near-field, subwavelength thermal radiation measurement
Analytical Chemistry
Supercomputer simulations of super-diamond suggest a path to its creation
Astronomy
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Ecology
Climate change alters the hidden microbial food web in peatlands, study shows
Nanophysics
A simple, scalable method using light to 3D print helical nanostructures
Social Sciences
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Biochemistry
Artificial mucus identifies link to tumor formation
Quantum Physics
Quantum computers can solve combinatorial optimization problems more easily than conventional methods, research shows