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[:es]A controversial Russian theory claims forests don’t just make rain—they make wind[:]

Every summer, as the days get long, Anastassia Makarieva leaves her lab in St. Petersburg for a vacation in the vast forests of northern Russia. The nuclear physicist camps on […]
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[:es]Baby planets are born exceptionally fast, study suggests[:]

Planets are forming around young stars far faster than scientists expected, arising in a cosmic eye blink of less than half a million years, according to a new study. That […]
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[:es]Plastic dust is blowing into U.S. national parks—more than 1000 tons each year[:]

Remote wilderness areas and national parks in the western United States are getting a dusting of plastic every year, perhaps 1000 tons or more, according to a new study. Up […]
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[:es]Coronavirus rips through Dutch mink farms, triggering culls to prevent human infections[:]

In a sad sideshow to the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities in the Netherlands began to gas tens of thousands of mink on 6 June, most of them pups born only weeks […]
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[:es]Galactic flash points to long-sought source for enigmatic radio bursts[:]

On 28 April, as Earth’s rotation swept a Canadian radio telescope across the sky, it watched for mysterious millisecondslong flashes called fast radio bursts (FRBs). At 7:34 a.m. local time […]
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[:es]Ancient DNA reveals diverse origins of Caribbean’s earliest inhabitants[:]

The Caribbean, which today includes a diverse mix of human cultures, was one of the last places in the Americas occupied by people. Yet researchers don’t know precisely where these […]
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[:es]Insect wings evolved from legs, mayfly genome suggests[:]

Along rivers and streams around the world, mayflies are a rite of spring. The mosquito-size insects lead double lives, with the young thriving in water and the adults emerging by […]
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[:es]Designer antibodies fight cancer by tethering immune cells to tumor cells[:]

Amy Boland has gone through many ups and downs since she noticed lumps under her arms 12 years ago and learned she had cancer of the lymph system. For about […]
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[:es]Eye-catching advances in some AI fields are not real[:]

Artificial intelligence (AI) just seems to get smarter and smarter. Each iPhone learns your face, voice, and habits better than the last, and the threats AI poses to privacy and […]