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Green Energy Is Getting a Boost from Iceland’s Melting Ice
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The Physics of Breakdancing, a New Olympic Sport
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Clean Energy Spending Will Surpass $2 Trillion This Year
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Elephants Call Their Relatives by Name across the Savanna
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Attacks of Fauci Over COVID’s Six-Foot Rule Not Based in Science
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Fossils from an Ice Age ‘Tree Spa’ Discovered
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Ozempic Cuts Risk of Kidney Disease Death in People with Diabetes
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