If the United States wants better air quality and environmental health, it should start with its trains, according to researchers in California. In an article published in Nature ...
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While millions of people around the world go hungry, developed nations throw away enormous amounts of edible food: Around 88 million tons of food every year are wasted ...
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Cities looking for ways to reduce flooding could do so by planting more trees, suggests a University of Maryland study published in Scientific Reports. The researchers found that ...
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Climate change, overfishing, pollution, and other factors are threatening coral reefs all around the world. Researchers have published the first comprehensive worldwide assessment at what these consequences on ...
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APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire has closed a 14-mile stretch of State Route 88 west of Roosevelt Lake, severing an entry route for popular recreation areas ...
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Humans recognize that personality counts for a lot, at least in our species. But scientists have been more hesitant to ascribe personality — defined as consistent behavior over ...
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According to a new study, all extant snakes descended from a small number of species that survived the massive asteroid impact that wiped out dinosaurs and most other ...
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Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria ...
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Showrunners and co-creators, Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd tease a spin-off saying "never say never." ...
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Taylor Hickson says the injury to her face occurred during filming and resulted in a permanent scar. ...
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