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Study: As planet warms, mental health issues expected to increase
Study: As planet warms, mental health issues expected to increase

New research has found empirical evidence that climate change could increase mental health issues in the United States.

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We have 12 years left to act on climate change, UN warns
We have 12 years left to act on climate change, UN warns

A grim report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that if governments don’t act on climate change soon, more devastation is to be expected.

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What is red tide? Inside the toxic phenomenon destroying Florida’s marine life
What is red tide? Inside the toxic phenomenon destroying Florida’s marine life

Florida is experiencing its most toxic red tide in more than a decade, decimating at least 120 miles of its Gulf of Mexico coast since November 2017.

According to officials with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, thousands of dead marine animals have been found washing up on the state’s beaches.

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‘Building blocks of life’ found on Mars, NASA reveals in new Curiosity rover announcement
‘Building blocks of life’ found on Mars, NASA reveals in new Curiosity rover announcement

NASA scientists hosted a live discussion Thursday, announcing new discoveries from its car-sized Mars Curiosity rover, which first launched in 2011.

The live event, which aired on NASA Television at 2 p.m., revealed that scientists found organic matter preserved on Mars — elements considered “building blocks of life” — suggesting the planet was once home to life.

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Scientists find potential new cure for baldness
Scientists find potential new cure for baldness

Scientists in the United Kingdom may have found a new treatment for baldness, according to research published this week in the journal PLOS Biology.

The researchers gathered scalp hair follicle samples from than 40 male hair-transplant patients to examine in the lab and first tested the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine A.

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Tennessee girl discovers 475-million-year-old fossil of rare sea creature
Tennessee girl discovers 475-million-year-old fossil of rare sea creature

Eleven-year-old Ryleigh Taylor was walking along the shore of Douglas Lake in East Tennessee when she came upon an unusual structure lying on a rock. 

The structure, according to University of Tennessee paleobiology professor Colin Sumrall, was a 475-millon-year-old fossil belonging to an extinct sea creature known as a trilobite.

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Mysterious holes spotted in Arctic sea ice stump NASA scientists
Mysterious holes spotted in Arctic sea ice stump NASA scientists

NASA scientists are perplexed about what caused the ice holes spotted last week in the Arctic during an annual mission.

According to NASA’s Earth Observatory, researchers noticed the mysterious holes on an April 14 flight above the eastern Beaufort Sea, north of Canada. The flight was part of an Operation IceBridge mission, which tracks changes in sea ice at the North and South poles every year.

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Lyrid meteor shower to dazzle this weekend: When, where and how to watch
Lyrid meteor shower to dazzle this weekend: When, where and how to watch

The annual Lyrid meteor shower, named after the constellation Lyra, is just around the corner and expected to peak on April 22.

It’s the second meteor shower of 2018.

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The ultimate guide to the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse this August
The ultimate guide to the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse this August

This August, millions of Americans will have the rare opportunity to watch the sun, the moon and planet Earth align in the country’s first total solar eclipse to cross the continental United States from coast to coast in nearly 100 years.

To get you excited and prepared for the gargantuan celestial event on Monday, Aug. 21, we’ll be updating this list with all our Great American Eclipse stories every day.

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