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scientist

[sahy-uhn-tist] / ˈsaɪ ən tɪst /


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Marine scientist David Obura said the exceptional El Nino pattern building strength in the tropical Pacific could drive vulnerable coral species even closer toward extinction.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

But the initiative went nowhere, according to a scientist involved in the effort.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Areas west of the 405 Freeway have received essentially no rain and are at the highest risk for wildfire, said Daniel Swain, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources climate scientist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Cast as the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, Mr. Lloyd took his inspiration from the “wild energy” and long white hair of the British conductor and composer Leopold Stokowski.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Brugman was a glaciologist, a scientist who studied the movement of glaciers.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

"Our results show that by 2020, nearly half of coral species were at elevated relative risk of extinction" with climate change the main driver of this decline, wrote Obura and dozens of top scientists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

If successful, combining different immune receptors could eventually help scientists develop crops with more resilient protection against one of agriculture's most destructive fungal diseases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Decades later, scientists repurposed the drug and its derivatives to safely treat cancer and leprosy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It was only described by scientists in 2018.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The scientists stayed around the mountain, and the Weyerhaeuser loggers stayed, too.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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