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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn't Hear About This Week - Episode 21

By Science360From BoclipsSeptember 30, 2025

Lava brew, clones from seed, personal heat patches, and Hurricane Maria’s landscape legacy.

For more info -

After the hurricane: Maria’s far-reaching effects on Puerto Rico’s watersheds and forests:
https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297288&org=NSF&from=news
NSF Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory and Long-Term Ecological Research sites

Scientists brew lava and blow it up to better understand volcanoes:
http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2018/12/009.html
University at Buffalo
Universität Würzburg, Germany

Rice plants that reproduce as clones from seed:
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/rice-plants-reproduce-clones-seed
UC Davis
Iowa State University
INRA, Versailles, France

An Energy-Efficient Way to Stay Warm: Sew High-Tech Heating Patches to Your Clothes:
https://news.rutgers.edu/energy-efficient-way-stay-warm-sew-high-tech-heating-patches-your-clothes/20181212#.XBJy_FxKjIU
Rutgers University
Oregon State University

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