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For Plants, Urban Heat Islands Don’t Mimic Global Warming

Scientists have found that trees in cities respond to higher temperatures differently than those in forests, potentially masking climate impacts.

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What Are Intraocular Lenses? and How Can They Restore Sight for Patients with Cataracts?

New technology is quickly improving the world’s most common form of eye surgery.

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Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait

A massive, spacetime-warping cluster of galaxies is the setting of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. 

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Tiny Crystals Provide Insight to Massive 2006 Augustine Volcano Eruption

Samples of extremely small crystal clots, each polished to the thickness of a human hair or thinner, have revealed information about the process triggering the major 2006 eruption of Alaska’s Augustine Volcano.

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Major Investment for Next-Generation Battery Research for Heavy Industries

Since 2017, Prosperity Partnerships have provided investment for academic institutes and businesses to co-create and co-deliver a programme of research activity that directly addresses a clear industrial need.

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Time to Throw Away the Plastics in Your Kitchen?

Plastic containers and utensils are staples in many kitchens—but could they be affecting your health?

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Duration of Heat Waves Accelerating Faster than Global Warming

New research finds that not only will climate change make heat waves hotter and longer, but the lengthening of heat waves will accelerate with each additional fraction of a degree of warming.

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The Future of AI in K-12 Education

“AI could potentially change education drastically,” says UC San Diego education scholar Amy Eguchi, who is both excited and concerned about the prospect.

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New Global Index Puts Nature at the Heart of Human Progress

As the world faces an escalating planetary crisis, a new paper published today in Nature offers something we don’t often hear - hope.

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Strategic Transactions of Colorado River Rights Could Help Conserve Water and Restore Fish Habitat

When the seven states of the Colorado River Basin first divided water rights in the 1920s, they handed out more than the river could reliably deliver, especially during periods of drought.

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