Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix of wild greens and flowers.
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The spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that can kill grapevines and damage other crops, has a chance of first reaching the wine-producing counties of California in five years, according to a new analysis from North Carolina ...
Ecology
Jun 9, 2022
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Police in Peru have seized a mummified human, between 600 and 800 years old, from a former food delivery man who claimed to have had it at his home for three decades.
Archaeology
Feb 28, 2023
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Rough seas prompted SpaceX on Saturday to delay the emergency escape test of its new crew capsule by a day.
Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2020
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Authorities say Flint's water meets federal safety guidelines, outperforming comparable cities. Residents remain unconvinced.
Environment
Oct 29, 2020
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Officials say an ancient ornamental bronze stud has been stolen from an exhibit inside the Pompeii archaeological site.
Archaeology
May 18, 2017
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The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced that a national lab in California made a "major scientific breakthrough"—namely, that it produced a nuclear fusion reaction that resulted in a net energy gain, a condition ...
Plasma Physics
Dec 14, 2022
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NASA has ordered up urgent spacewalking repairs at the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
May 22, 2017
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A team of wildlife specialists from the University of Minnesota, the University of Manitoba and Voyageurs National Park has found that wild wolves living in Minnesota tend to switch from feasting on larger prey to fish as ...
What is behind all these UFO sightings? We may find out.
Space Exploration
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