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Just in Time for ‘Slaughter Phase,’ Scientists Find First Murder Hornet Nest in the U.S.

Science & Health

1 day ago

Just in Time for ‘Slaughter Phase,’ Scientists Find First Murder Hornet Nest in the U.S.

Ed Cara

Online

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On Big, Beautiful Windows

Brian Kahn

This Year’s Arctic Sea Ice Is Failing to Form, Raising a Huge ‘Red Flag’

Science & Health

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This Year’s Arctic Sea Ice Is Failing to Form, Raising a Huge ‘Red Flag’

Dharna Noor

Arctic ice is seasonal. It melts down in the summer sun and relative warmth, then freezes back up when fall’s chill comes. Or at least, it should be that way. But right now it’s late October, and the ice in Siberia’s Laptav Sea still hasn’t refrozen. It’s the latest ice-free…

A Colorado Wildfire Just Climbed Over the Rockies. In October.

Science & Health

2 days ago

A Colorado Wildfire Just Climbed Over the Rockies. In October.

Brian Kahn

Scientists Found A New Way To Break Down the Most Common Plastic

Science & Health

2 days ago

Scientists Found A New Way To Break Down the Most Common Plastic

Dharna Noor

The petrochemical industry produces more than 79.8 million tonnes of polyethylene, making it the most common plastic in the world. Scientists have found a new way to upcycle it, according to a study published in Science on Thursday. It could help deal with the growing plastic pollution crisis.