The chirp of cicadas ripples through the pine forest, carried along on the same breeze as the scent of lavender and wild thyme—with nearly no trace of man.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2020
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9
An international team of marine scientists have discovered 30 new species of invertebrates in deep water surrounding the Galapagos, the Ecuadoran archipelago's national park authorities announced Monday.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2020
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36
An ultra-modern vertical farm in the middle of the desert stands as a testament to Dubai's determination to spark a "green revolution" to overcome its dependence on food imports.
Other
Aug 18, 2020
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16
California's power grid operators avoided a third day of rolling blackouts but kept a wary eye on the thermometer Tuesday as an ongoing heat wave continued to stress the electrical system.
Environment
Aug 18, 2020
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Work began Monday to remove the two pieces of a grounded Japanese ship that leaked tons of oil into the protected coast of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius and broke apart.
Environment
Aug 18, 2020
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3
Students at California State University, the nation's largest four-year public university system, will need to take an ethic studies course to graduate under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Education
Aug 18, 2020
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3
A strong earthquake jolted the central Philippines on Tuesday, killing at least one person, injuring dozens, and damaging houses, two buildings used for coronavirus quarantine, bridges and a port.
Environment
Aug 18, 2020
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6
If you're reluctant to identify as a Democrat or Republican even though you are staunchly liberal or conservative, you're probably also less prone to bias in other ways.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2020
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In a new study, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and colleagues have shown that speculation regarding the declining monarch population, despite having received much attention, is unsupported.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2020
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2098
Earth's tropics are expanding poleward and that expansion is driven by human-caused changes to the ocean, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2020
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