How Christmas Trees Could Become a Source of Low-Carbon Protein
In the nascent field of mycoforestry, tree-growers are combining saplings with symbiotic fungi to grow timber and mushrooms on the same plots of land.
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The Simple Math Behind Public Key Cryptography
Read more: The Simple Math Behind Public Key CryptographyThe security system that underlies the internet makes use of a curious fact: You can broadcast part of your encryption to make your information much more secure.
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Good at Reading? Your Brain May Be Structured Differently
Read more: Good at Reading? Your Brain May Be Structured DifferentlyTwo regions in the left hemisphere of the brain, which are crucial for language, are different in people who are good at reading and are likely to be shaped by the habit.
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Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu
Read more: Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird FluIn the West, where herds of thousands of cattle are common, researchers are seeing cases rise at poultry and dairy operations. More than 50 workers have contracted the virus.
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Creating a Global Package to Solve the Problem of Plastics
Read more: Creating a Global Package to Solve the Problem of PlasticsA UN treaty could be the beginning of the end for single-use plastic production—but victory over this pollutant isn’t yet in the bag.
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Bird flu jumps from birds to human in Louisiana; patient hospitalized
Read more: Bird flu jumps from birds to human in Louisiana; patient hospitalizedThis is the first human case of bird flu in Louisiana.
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The US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in space
Read more: The US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in space“We have to build capabilities that provide our leadership offensive and defensive options.”
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Americans are living longer—but most of the extra time is spent being sick
Read more: Americans are living longer—but most of the extra time is spent being sickThe gap between US lifespan and healthspan was 12.4 years, the world’s largest.
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Americans are living longer—but most of the extra time is spent being sick
Read more: Americans are living longer—but most of the extra time is spent being sickThe gap between US lifespan and healthspan was 12.4 years, the world’s largest.
