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- Earth
First wave
The presidents of two island nations draft escape plans, anticipating sea level rise.
- Life
Enter the Virosphere
As evidence of the influence of viruses escalates, appreciation of these master manipulators grows.
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I, Mold
Conquering the rising tide of infection is hindered by the many similarities between humans and fungi.
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Engineering a cooler Earth
Researchers brainstorm radical ways to counter climate change.
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Melting at the microscale
Studying sea ice close-up may improve climate models.
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The final climate frontiers
Scientists aim to improve and localize their predictions.
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Ice in Motion
As frozen lands disintegrate, researchers rush to catch the collapse.
- Math
Following the ocean swirls
The mathematics of dynamical systems reveals ocean dynamics, an understanding that could improve the monitoring of ocean processes.
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Basic research generates jobs and competitiveness
Trained as a mechanical engineer in India, Subra Suresh researched the interfaces between engineering, biology and materials science before becoming dean of engineering at MIT and, as of October, director of the U.S. National Science Foundation. In February in Washington, D.C., at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Suresh […]
- Humans
Eruption early in human prehistory may have been more whimper than bang
If Hollywood’s right, the apocalypse will be brutal. Aliens, nuclear war, zombies, plague, enslavement by supersmart robots — none of them are good endings. Some archaeologists, however, believe an apocalypse has already come and gone. About 75,000 years ago, they say, a monster volcanic eruption nearly wiped out humankind, leaving behind only a few thousand people to […]
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