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Consider This from NPR

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When it comes to climate change, is there a point when adaptation isn't enough?

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Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky

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Word of the week

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Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in Rand Paul Senate hearing

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Are extreme wildfires the new normal?

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Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us

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In a first, Chinese woman wins the prestigious Fields Medal

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Are Trump and AI driving a nuclear power boom?

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