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A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels
In the middle of California's Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life.
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Healing words: How Meera Varma learned the language of mental health
Varma has found a way to advocate for mental health across cultures and all the way to the White House.
UC San Diego |
Birch Aquarium welcomes baby weedy seadragons
The conservation program scores a massive success with the arrival of more than 70 tiny newborn weedy seadragons.
UC San Francisco |
An allergy drug showed promise for MS. Could they prove it?
Years of scientific sleuthing leads to breakthroughs in multiple sclerosis.
UC Riverside |
The planet that could end life on Earth
A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would be able to push Earth out of the solar system and wipe out life on this planet, according to a new experiment.
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