The National Park Service plans to thin a herd of bison in the Grand Canyon through roundups and by seeking volunteers who are physically fit and proficient with a gun to kill the animals that increasingly are damaging park ...
Ecology
Sep 11, 2017
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When NASA's Cassini spacecraft plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn on Sept. 15, ending its 20 years of exploration, astronomers will observe the giant planet from Earth, giving context to Cassini's final measurements.
Space Exploration
Sep 11, 2017
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A consortium of experts is working to modernize a process that is used in making a wide range of products, from freeze-dried space foods to life-saving wonder drugs.
Engineering
Sep 11, 2017
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The price of electricity from offshore wind in Britain has dipped below the level guaranteed to Hinkley Point, raising questions about the construction of the vast nuclear power station.
Energy & Green Tech
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Cuba emerged from a 72-hour thrashing by Hurricane Irma on Monday with three-quarters of the population without power, as the country began the task of restoring basic infrastructure and services.
Environment
Sep 11, 2017
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German carmaker Volkswagen doubled down Monday on efforts to clean up its image tarnished by the dieselgate scandal, vowing ahead of the IAA auto industry show to electrify its entire range by 2030.
Business
Sep 11, 2017
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Equifax has been scrambling to explain itself since disclosing last week that it exposed vital data about 143 million Americans—effectively most of the U.S. adult population. It's come under fire from members of Congress, ...
Security
Sep 11, 2017
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Southern cities such as Houston and Tampa—which faced the wrath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, respectively—may not be the only urban environments vulnerable to extreme weather. Northern cities also face the potential ...
Environment
Sep 11, 2017
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A 52-million-year-old ankle fossil suggests our prehuman ancestors were high-flying acrobats.
Archaeology
Sep 11, 2017
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Early adolescents' grades were higher when they socialized with peers from other ethnicities, according to the findings of a University of California, Davis, study that looked at the lunching habits of more than 800 sixth-graders ...
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2017
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