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Ecology Apr 15, 2017

Rare white wolf in Yellowstone park euthanized over injuries

One of only three white wolves roaming Yellowstone National Park has been put down by park staff after it was found with severe injuries.

Economics & Business Mar 29, 2017

How should the UK approach Brexit?

A study published in the Oxford Review of Economic Policy summarizes strategies for the United Kingdom to adopt when negotiating new trade arrangements with the European Union. Theresa May triggered Article 50 today and began ...

Earth Sciences Jan 20, 2017

NOAA satellites helped save 307 lives in 2016

Forty-six crew members, with their lives hanging in the balance, were safely pulled from a sinking fishing vessel in the Bering Sea near Alaska last July. It was the largest single rescue in, or around, the United States ...

Archaeology Jan 19, 2017

Iceman Oetzi's last meal was 'Stone Age bacon'

Oetzi the famous "iceman" mummy of the Alps appears to have enjoyed a fine slice or two of Stone Age bacon before he was killed by an arrow some 5,300 years ago.

Archaeology Jan 4, 2017

Hikers discover menorah and cross etched into cave walls in Israel

(Phys.org)—A group of hikers exploring caves over Hanukkah week in the Israeli Judean Shephelah lowlands has found what appear to be ancient religious etchings on the walls of a cistern,an underground reservoir holding ...

Ecology Jan 3, 2017

Archers to the rescue in Madrid as boars trespass

It's a scene straight out of mediaeval times set in modern-day Madrid: an archer dressed in camouflage gear, stationed in a tree at night, waiting for the kill.

Telecom Dec 27, 2016

Cell service at Rainier: Do you want to hear me now?

On a recent snowshoeing trip on Mount Rainier, Nancy Spears brought along her cellphone but was happy not to have coverage: It gave her time to connect with her snowy surroundings rather than her social media accounts.

Environment Dec 7, 2016

Iceland plays the tourism card, for better for worse

An island of ice and lava battered by the Arctic winds, Iceland's dramatic and pristine landscape is attracting a growing number of tourists, not all of whom are respectful of the fragile ecosystem.

Environment Nov 29, 2016

Efforts to save the Cheat River chart clearer course forward

The Cheat River flows pale green and slate gray, glistening in the sunshine as it gathers speed, turns to whitewater and drops between rocks on the way toward the Monongahela River. From there it makes its way to the Ohio ...

Environment Oct 11, 2016

Knowledge of cohesion in the water system is required to position the Netherlands as a unique land of water

In order to prevent flooding in the Netherlands, water is pumped out of the polder by pumping stations via ditches and drained with the help of canals and rivers. All of these changes to the landscape are part of the 'Polder-boezem ...

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