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A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels
In the middle of California's Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life.
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After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails — but states often loosen gun laws
After mass shootings, politicians in Washington have failed to pass new gun control legislation, despite public pressure. But laws are being passed at the state level, largely to loosen restrictions.
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Autonomous vehicles can be tricked into dangerous driving behavior
Ordinary objects alongside the road can cause a car or truck to halt abruptly, research shows.
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Skydiving salamanders live in world’s tallest trees
Salamanders living in the crowns of redwoods are able to glide and maneuver in freefall, suggesting adaptation to living at heights.
UC Santa Cruz |
Karen Miga named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2022
Miga and her colleagues led the team that completed the first, gapless sequence of the human genome.
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