The United States announced a commitment to stop testing anti-satellite missiles that generate dangerous debris in space, a measure described Tuesday as "an important step" by the head of NASA.
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2022
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Two weeks ago, President Joe Biden ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the country's petroleum stockpile for the next six months.
Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2022
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In 1921, the celebrated French scientist Marie Curie made a six-week trip to the United States, where she visited the White House and received from the hands of the president himself a very unusual gift: a gram of radium.
Other
Nov 9, 2021
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US intelligence services said Thursday for the first time that climate change poses wide-ranging threats to the United States' national security and stability around the world.
Environment
Oct 22, 2021
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Utah land rich in dinosaur fossils has regained protection stripped away by former President Donald Trump, easing fears that they would be ravaged by mining and other commercial activity.
Ecology
Oct 9, 2021
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The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot summer that spurred an onslaught of drought-worsened wildfires and caused hundreds of deaths from the Pacific ...
Environment
Sep 20, 2021
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A new gene editing tool has been successfully applied to the southern house mosquito by researchers at the BBSRC-funded Pirbright Institute.
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2021
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US President Joe Biden's adminstration on Thursday unveiled measures that aim to reduce aviation emissions by 20 percent by 2030 in its latest initiative to combat climate change.
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline—and that has reignited a debate about the sustainability of burning more trash to create energy.
Environment
Jul 9, 2021
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World leaders joined President Joe Biden at the virtual climate summit Friday to share their stories how nations can break free of climate-damaging fossil fuels—from Kenyans leapfrogging from kerosene lamps to geothermal ...
Environment
Apr 23, 2021
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