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A University of Maine researcher had a lightbulb moment while watching news about wildfires raging through California in 2019. James Anderson saw clips of planes dumping out water to quench the flames ...

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Using pine cones as a model, researchers at the universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg have developed a new, ...

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Want to know if there's really sawdust in your shredded cheese? Experts weigh in on the viral trend and reveal what those mysterious additives actually are.

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DURHAM — After enduring years of chilly drafts in a 62-year-old wing of the Community Church of Durham, parishioners and ...