A day after an oil sheen was spotted off Huntington Beach, authorities believed they had identified and contained the source: a leak from the damaged area of a pipeline that ruptured in October, spilling an estimated 25,000 ...
Environment
Nov 22, 2021
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It hung over the Los Angeles Basin like a curtain—a veil of stagnant air that blotted out the sun and concealed both the San Gabriel Mountains and the skyscrapers of downtown L.A.
Environment
Nov 11, 2021
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Equatorial Asia, which includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and surrounding areas, experienced devastating biomass burning in 2015 due to the severe drought condition induced by the extreme El Niño and a positive ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 15, 2021
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An uncrewed Russian cargo ship blasted off Wednesday on a mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Jun 30, 2021
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What makes a successful invasion? What keeps invaders out? Are some geographic locations more vulnerable to invasion than others?
Ecology
Jun 26, 2021
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Countries throughout Europe and North America require ships, when in port, to be attached to the shore-based power grid to prevent them from running their own engines and generating harmful emissions right on the city's doorstep. ...
Environment
Jun 17, 2021
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Scientists have found a dead Asian giant hornet north of Seattle, the first so-called murder hornet discovered in the country this year, federal and state investigators said Wednesday.
Ecology
Jun 16, 2021
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An approaching powerful typhoon has left at least one person dead, another missing and prompted the evacuation of more than 100,000 people as a precaution in the eastern and central Philippines, although the unusual summer ...
Environment
Apr 19, 2021
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An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked at the International Space Station Wednesday with a load of supplies.
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2021
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An unmanned Russian cargo ship launched successfully Monday with a load of supplies for the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2021
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