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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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Herpes infected humans before they were human
The virus originated in chimpanzees and jumped into humans 1.6 million years ago.
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Peregrine population flies higher, thanks to UCSC's Predatory Bird Research Group
Peregrine falcon populations crashed in the 1960s as a result of DDT. UC people helped bring them back.
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