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A simple background photo is forcing some Android users to factory reset their smartphones

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It looks serene, but your phone hates it.

It looks serene, but your phone hates it. (Twitter /)

Changing your phone’s background image is fun. Who doesn’t want to see your cat stuck inside of …

Mangrove plants flourish on coastlines, but rising seas may eradicate them by 2050

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Mangrove trees and shrubs grow along tropical and subtropical coastlines, thriving in conditions that would kill most other plants. Mangroves also absorb a lot of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Mangrove trees and shrubs grow along tropical and subtropical coastlines, thriving in conditions that would kill most other plants. Mangroves also absorb a lot of excess carbon …

Black birders have never been safe or celebrated

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Most birding institutions and clubs discount Black participants, either through their whiteness or inaccessibility.

Most birding institutions and clubs discount Black participants, either through their whiteness or inaccessibility. (National Park Service /)

Jacqueline L. Scott is a PhD student in Social …

A guide to protesting during a pandemic

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Gloves, masks, and signs—protest essentials.

Gloves, masks, and signs—protest essentials. (Clay Banks / Unsplash/)

Protesting has always been risky business. The current situation in the US, with people in all 50 states…

Why are big neutron stars like Tootsie Pops?

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New instruments can generate maps of neutron stars in unprecedented detail, but physicists are still trying to figure out what lies beneath the surface.

New instruments can generate maps of neutron stars in unprecedented detail, but physicists are still trying to figure out what lies beneath the surface. (NASA, NICER, GSFC’s …