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- Animals
Chigger ‘bites’ may trigger an allergy to red meat
Some people develop a food allergy to red meat, and researchers suspect chiggers bites are to blame.
- Ecosystems
Scientists Say: Understory
A forest isn’t made just out of the tallest trees. Shorter trees and shrubs thrive in their shade. This layer is called the understory.
- Health & Medicine
Teen vaping of marijuana raises concerns about addiction
A new study estimates that nearly 1 in 11 middle and high school students in the United States has vaped marijuana, raising concerns about addiction.
- Space
The movie ‘First Man’ captures early spaceflight’s terror
At a time when NASA is considering how to once again send people to the moon, ‘First Man’ is a sobering reminder of how risky the first giant leap was.
- Climate
Fingerprint of climate change shows up in some extreme weather
Scientists have long predicted that climate change will worsen extreme weather. Now, they have tools to help measure that impact.
- Climate
Half a degree can make a world of difference
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius versus 2 has big benefits, says a new report from the IPCC.
- Planets
Hubble may have spotted a possible ‘exomoon’
The apparent moon would be the size of Neptune and orbit a distant gas-giant planet known as Kepler 1625b.
- Brain
Teens’ cell phone use linked to memory problems
A new study suggests teens who get more exposure to cell-phone radiation — and hold their phones up to their right ear — do worse on one type of memory test.
- Animals
These songbirds can fling and shake mice to death
Loggerhead shrikes skewer small animals on barbed wire and give mice a serious shake-up.
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Scientists Say: Data
Data are a group of facts that are collected together for analysis.
- Climate
Explainer: The furious eye(wall) of a hurricane or typhoon
The eyewall is the most intense part of a hurricane. Here’s what drives its fury.
- Climate
Hurricane Michael slams into Florida, then speeds north
The 2018 hurricane season just brought Michael, another rapidly strengthening hurricane, to the U.S. coast. This one hit land with surprising power.
