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How a Landmark Physics Paper from the 1970s Uncannily Describes the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The Fight against COVID-19 Threatens to Cause Collateral Health Damage
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Alligators Don’t Play Pick-Up Sticks to Lure Lunch
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Beyond Physicalism
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Newly Identified Jet-Stream Pattern Could Imperil Global Food Supplies
A new study finds a 20-fold increase in the risk of simultaneous heat waves in major crop-producing regions when the pattern is in place
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Whakaari’s/White Island’s Disaster Reminds Us of the Dangers of Active Volcanoes
A relatively small eruption on a New Zealand island volcano created an outsize tragedy
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The Challenge of Replacing Internal Combustion with Batteries That Don’t Combust
Incremental improvements in battery technology are no substitute for the major leap that’s now needed
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Farming Degrades Land; Farming Can Also Bring It Back
Agroforestry—the practice of growing trees intermixed with crops or livestock—can fight erosion and restore nutrients
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