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Queen cell creator
Machine learning helps identify chemicals that repel honey bees from pesticides
UC Riverside study offers new hope for pollinator protection
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House on fire
Rich neighborhoods more likely to burn
New research shows that while rich neighborhoods are more likely to burn, they also generally recover faster from fires.
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Venus, Earth's hellish twin
Venus ate its moon
If it ever had a moon, new research shows Venus would have consumed it.
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Taylor Swift becomes bugs
She’s a Grammy Award-winning international superstar, and now, Taylor Swift is also a genus of plant-feeding insects from Australia that were previously unknown to science. 
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seismograph image showing earthquake
New method predicts where massive earthquakes will strike
UC Riverside scientists have developed a way to identify where Earth’s biggest earthquakes are most likely to occur.
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Skull visible in smoke from a factory
Study finally captures how smog begins
Scientists have finally observed a fleeting chemical reaction that forms the basis of urban smog. The insight could help improve air quality forecasting models. 
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Shopping cart with a dollar and frozen pizza
The hidden health cost of dollar store groceries
New UC Riverside research shows a link between dollar store food quality and higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes.
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Black ant infestation through a crack
Pesticides make ants go crazy
Don’t assume an uptick in ant activity after setting out pesticide traps means the treatment failed. New UC Riverside research shows their behavior changes as chemicals make their way through a colony. 
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