About 60 miles north of Sacramento, the Sutter Buttes rise starkly from the floor of the Central Valley, the remnants of a volcano active more than 1.4 million years ago. Their cathedral-like spires twist upward, some reaching ...
Ecology
May 30, 2024
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The US government has moved to block federal agencies from buying software from Russia-based Kaspersky Labs, amid concerns about the company's links to intelligence services in Moscow.
Security
Jul 12, 2017
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An attempt to feed starving manatees appears to have failed so far, as the big marine mammals refuse to recognize floating lettuce as food.
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2022
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Officials for years have been cleaning up tire after tire from the ocean floor off Broward County—removing what was once meant to create a fish habitat but turned out to be an environmental mess. Hundreds of thousands of ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2023
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85
A polar bear was spotted Saturday in the Quebec region of Canada, prompting wildlife officials to warn residents of a small town stunned by this very rare appearance.
Ecology
May 1, 2022
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Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves and wildfires scorched swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing the evacuation of 1,200 children close to a Greek seaside resort.
Environment
Jul 17, 2023
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A private US lunar lander that has been leaking fuel throughout its journey is now headed for Earth and will likely burn up in the atmosphere, the company said Saturday.
Space Exploration
Jan 14, 2024
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286
European lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday for an EU-wide ban on single-use plastic products such as the straws, cutlery and cotton buds that are clogging the world's oceans.
Environment
Mar 27, 2019
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A NASA astronaut said Tuesday that he pulled out of a spacewalk this week because of a pinched nerve in his neck.
Space Exploration
Aug 24, 2021
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Next week's launch of NASA's new space telescope is delayed for at least two days because of a communication problem between the observatory and the rocket.
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2021
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