In response to the extraordinary drought that has hit parts of the country’s center in recent days, China has started to increase its use of artificial rain. Clouds may be induced to precipitate by...
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Sea level rise from climate change leads to floods along coastlines
High tide and storm surges can contribute to rapid rises in sea level along the shore (rise in sea water caused by the wind of a storm and which can flood coastal land). Considering...
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In September, NASA plans to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if they can determine whether or not Earth can be saved from the asteroid’s collision
At a speed of 6.5 kilometers per second, DART will crash into the asteroid Dimorphos. The collision will have the same destructive force as detonating three tons of TNT. From September 26 until October...
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Do those who have larger brains have a higher IQ?
The notion that a person’s IQ may be inferred from their head size is centuries old. As one’s brain size increases, one may assume that one’s capacity for processing and storing information also increases....
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Getting too little sleep reduces your productivity
The negative effects of sleep deprivation extend beyond the person, as one study shows; those who haven’t had enough shut-eye are less likely to be helpful to others, according to studies of their attitudes...
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Dinosaur footprints have been discovered in the sediment of a dry riverbed in Texas, United States
On Monday, a park official in Texas said that the absence of water in a dry riverbed had revealed dinosaur footprints believed to be 113 million years old. Widespread tracks have been preserved thanks...
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