Environment
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ancient dna
An Extinct Cave Bear’s DNA Was Still Readable After 360,000 Years
Cave bear skulls found in the Caucasus mountains. Image: Gennady Baryshnikov A tiny ear bone belonging to a cave bear…
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Israel Oil Spill Is Its Worst Environmental Disaster in Years
An Israeli soldier wearing a full protective suit holds a piece of tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean…
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atlantic hurricane
Louisiana City Hit by Two Hurricanes Suffers in South Deep Freeze
On Monday night, the temperature in Lake Charles, Louisiana dipped to 14 degrees Fahrenheit (7.8 degrees Celsius), more than 30…
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Texas Think Tank Giving Cover for Republican’s Wind Power Lies
Photo: Eric Gay (AP) Almost exactly a month before Texas plunged into darkness, a panel convened in Austin to host…
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discovery and exploration of the solar system
The 5 Biggest Tech Failures on Mars
Efforts to get the mole working in July 2019. The effort was abandoned in January 2021.Gif: NASA/JPL-Caltech The most recent…
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articles
A Canadian Town Once Derailed a Diesel Train for Emergency Power
Even in a suburb of Montreal that’s well versed in dealing with winter storms, inclement weather can still overwhelm basic…
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biology
Meet the First Endangered Animal to Be Cloned in North America
Elizabeth Ann at 50 days old. Image: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Elizabeth Ann is the first clone of a…
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agriculture
What India Really Needs to Do to Protect Its Farmers
Farmers shout slogans as they participate in a protest at the Delhi Singhu border on December 18, 2020 in Delhi,…
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environment
NASA Celebrates Perseverance Landing with Virtual Photo Booth
While the world eagerly watched Thursday as NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars, snapshots flooded social media of…
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air pollution
Texas Oil and Gas Plants Quadruple Air Pollution Due to Freeze
Photo: David J. Phillip (AP) It’s been a hard week for everyone living in Texas as blackouts, boil notices, and…
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