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  1. Oceans

    Ocean heat waves are becoming more common and lasting longer

    Over the last 100 years, the world’s oceans have sweltered through a rising number of heat waves.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  2. Microbes

    This material uses energy from ambient light to kill hospital superbugs

    A quantum dot–powered material could help reduce the number of hospital-acquired infections, including those with drug-resistant bacteria.

    By Maria Temming
  3. Health & Medicine

    World’s hottest pepper may have triggered this man’s severe headaches

    A man ate one of the hottest peppers in the world. About a minute later, his head began pounding.

    By Dan Garisto
  4. Tech

    A new soft bot mimics octopuses and inchworms to climb walls

    A new soft robot that scales walls could help with surveillance or building inspections.