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Study: Copper surfaces can help render public spaces safer from infection

Several materials that effectively kill bacteria under laboratory conditions may not work as well in crowded spaces. Their effectiveness is reduced by repeated cleaning as well as changes in humidity, according to a doctoral dissertation defended at the University of Tartu.

Study: Copper surfaces can help render public spaces safer from infection

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El Niño just leveled up to super status. Here’s what that means for the weather

An already-strong El Niño just turned super as the phenomenon crosses into unprecedented territory. The natural climate cycle has been strengthening at a breakneck pace since it was first declared in…

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  • Above-average Pacific Ocean temperatures trigger global weather changes
  • NOAA projects 75% chance El Niño will peak as strongest on record

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