NASA's Extreme Environment Mission Operations takes place more than 18 meters below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. For nine days, astronauts, engineers, and scientists live and work underwater, testing new technologies ...
Space Exploration
Jun 19, 2019
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Steffen Farny, Ewald Kibler and Simon Down report how communities can better cope and move on from the trauma of natural disasters, and build hope for the future. Farny says, "Aside from the physical damage, the aftermath ...
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2019
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A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, sparking a tsunami advisory that was later lifted with no reports Wednesday of major damage and only a handful of light injuries.
Environment
Jun 19, 2019
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"Microbeads! A blue one—and a pink one!"
Environment
Jun 19, 2019
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Thousands of European activists plan to blockade a large German lignite mine this week, the latest protest of a growing "climate civil disobedience" movement.
Environment
Jun 19, 2019
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In the forest undergrowth of northern Corsica, two wildlife rangers open a cage to reveal a striped, tawny-coated animal, one of 16 felines known as "cat-foxes" in the area and thought to be a new species.
Plants & Animals
Jun 19, 2019
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Cities almost everywhere have transport problems—just ask people stuck in traffic jams or overcrowded trains for their opinion.
Other
Jun 19, 2019
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The 2019 parade of big new Wall Street entrants continues this week with the debut of Slack Technologies, underscoring investor hunger for new companies in spite of some high-profile stumbles.
Business
Jun 19, 2019
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In a country that nearly always believes bigger is better—think supersize fries, giant cars and 10-gallon hats—more and more Americans are downsizing their living quarters.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 19, 2019
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Scientists say 2019 could be another annus horribilis for the Arctic with record temperatures already registered in Greenland—a giant melting icicle that threatens to submerge the world's coastal areas one day.
Environment
Jun 19, 2019
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