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Something Else Adding Fuel to California's Fire Season: Warmer Nights
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It's a little-known oddity about the changing climate: overnight low temperatures are rising faster than daytime highs. That's not good news for the fire season.
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One Gene Makes Me Painfully Sensitive to Rejection. Now What?
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Fifteen to 20 percent of the population carry the gene that causes acute emotional pain in response to social rejection. Will a genetic test to reveal the gene offer validation or hopelessness?
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Starbucks: Goodbye, Plastic Straws
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Starbucks announced this week that it plans to eliminate plastic straws from its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020.
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NASA's Dawn Goes In for a Closer Look at the Birth of the Solar System
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On June 6, NASA's Dawn spacecraft zoomed into an orbit around Ceres 10 times closer than ever before.
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Hey, Uber and Lyft: Look Out, There's a Robo-Taxi in Your Rearview Mirror
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Officials and residents worry the loss of power during dangerous weather could further threaten public safety.
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Study Provides Clues to Fate of Early North American Dogs
A new study provides fresh evidence that the first dogs of North America all but disappeared after the arrival of Europeans.
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See the Tidelands in a New Light
Come discover the sights, sounds, and smells of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Enjoy the "Twilight Marsh Walk," a guided 1.5-mile tour and see the changes up close that occur in nature when night falls. July 14 at 7:30-9:15pm, and Aug 4 at 7:00-8:45 pm. Reservations required.
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