SCIENCE

Kamchatka earthquake response shows tsunami warnings are improving

The coastline of Shiogama, Japan as a tsunami warning had been issued after a huge earthquakeAsahi Shimbun via Getty Images…

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Steadfast lifestyle changes seem best to improve cognitive decline

Regular exercise could help keep us sharpYOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images A structured course of exercise, diet, cognitive challenges and…

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Solar drone with wingspan wider than jumbo jet could fly for months

The Skydweller droneSkydweller A solar-powered surveillance drone with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet could fly for…

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Ancient ‘terror birds’ may have been no match for hungry giant caimans

Artist’s impression of an encounter between an ancient caiman and a terror birdJulian Bayona Becerra About 13 million years ago…

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Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50

A woman’s age may determine whether she has only sons or daughtersMarko Pekic/Getty Images You may assume that a woman’s…

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Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture

An illustration of a Neanderthal group preparing foodLUIS MONTANYA/MARTA MONTANYA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Neanderthals may have had traditional ways of preparing…

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LIGO has spotted the most massive black hole collision ever detected

Illustration of merging of black holesShutterstock / Jurik Peter A record-breaking black hole smash-up just expanded our view of the…

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Hay fever relief could come in the form of a nasal ‘molecular shield’

Sneezing and coughing are common hay fever symptomsmohammad hosein safaei/Unsplash People with hay fever could one day benefit from a…

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Forests’ vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage

Forests like Mount Mansfield State Forest in Vermont are losing their snowpacksDouglas Rissing/Getty Images Many forests are losing their winter…

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Ancient mass extinction shows how Earth turned into a super-greenhouse

Global warming is causing forest die-offs today, just as it did during the Permian-Triassic extinction eventINA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images…

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