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ClimateThese weather events turned extreme thanks to human-driven climate change
Ruling out natural variability, scientists say several of 2016’s extreme weather events wouldn’t have happened without human-caused climate change.
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Planetary ScienceSaturn’s rings are surprisingly young and may be from shredded moons
Final data from the Cassini spacecraft put a date and a mass on the gas giant’s iconic rings.
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Science & SocietyU.S. religion is increasingly polarized
Organized religion in the United States increasingly belongs to fervent believers, a new study finds.
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NeuroscienceIn a tally of nerve cells in the outer wrinkles of the brain, a dog wins
Among some carnivores, golden retrievers rate at the top for numbers of nerve cells, study finds.