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Grim Colorado River Shows Future of Water Restrictions Is Here
A bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line near Hoover Dam on Lake Mead.Photo: John Locher (AP)…
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Great, We Gave Covid-19 to Otters
A juvenile Asian small-clawed otter at the Singapore Zoological Garden on January 11, 2018.Photo: Roslan Rahman (Getty Images) Otters have…
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New Horizons Captures Goosebump-Inducing Image as It Approaches Milestone Distance From the Sun
Somewhere within that yellow circle is the Voyager 1 spacecraft. Image: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Southwest Research Institute With Pluto firmly in…
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Amazon Might Make Its Drivers Assemble Your Furniture
Photo: Patrick T. Fallon (Getty Images) In yet another bid to completely dominate all things e-commerce, Amazon’s reportedly begun testing…
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Google Earth’s 3D Timelapse Lets You See the Planet’s Changes
Image: Google Google Earth is already a powerful tool for observing our planet, but today it’s getting a major upgrade…
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The US Is Closer to a Zero-Carbon Grid Than It Seems
Wind turbines in Block Island Sound on July 8, 2018 just east of Montauk, New York.Photo: Getty (Getty Images) The…
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Urbanista’s Solar-Powered Wireless Headphones Could Run Forever
Image: Urbanista The limitations of battery technology continue to be the bane of every gadget’s existence, but, like the solar…
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Study Finds Lower Life Expectancy Around Superfund Sites
Water contaminated with arsenic, lead, and zinc flowing from a pipe out of the Lee Mountain mine and into a…
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Distinct Species of Ermines Have Been Hiding in Plain Sight
An ermine with its white winter fur. Image: Forest Service Northern Region Arguably the cutest member of the weasel family,…
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Americans Already Deciding Where to Move Based on Climate Change
Floodwaters from the Mississippi River rise around a home on June 1, 2019 in West Alton, Missouri.Photo: Scott Olson (Getty…
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