Articles filed under Science
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Study: Triple the population at risk of climate-triggered floodsOct 29, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of people threatened by climate change-triggered flooding is about three times higher than previously thought, a new study says. But it's not bec...
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How do you help endangered gorillas? With lots of human helpOct 29, 2019 7:00 am - KINIGI, Rwanda - Deep in the rainforest of Volcanoes National Park, a 23-year-old female gorilla named Kurudi feeds on a stand of wild celery. She bends the green stalks...
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Intense monitoring and care lift mountain gorilla numbersOct 29, 2019 7:00 am - KINIGI, Rwanda (AP) - Deep in the rainforest of Volcanoes National Park, a 23-year-old female gorilla named Kurudi feeds on a stand of wild celery. She bends the green s...
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Fossil trove shows life's fast recovery after big extinctionOct 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A remarkable trove of fossils from Colorado has revealed details of how mammals grew larger and plants evolved after the cataclysm that killed the dinosa...
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Lots of good terns: Bird ready to fly off endangered listOct 23, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - After 34 years on the endangered species list, a tiny Midwestern bird is ready to fly free of federal protection. Once diminished by hunting for feathe...
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One of Europe's last wild rivers is in danger of being tamedOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - ALONG THE VJOSA RIVER (AP) - Under a broad plane tree near Albania's border with Greece, Jorgji Ilia fills a battered flask from one of the Vjosa River's many springs. "...
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One of Europe's last untamed rivers is threatened by damsOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - ALONG THE VJOSA RIVER (AP) - Under a broad plane tree near Albania's border with Greece, Jorgji Ilia fills a battered flask from one of the Vjosa River's many springs. "...
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South Pole's ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discoveryOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The ozone hole near the south pole this year is the smallest since it was discovered, but it is more due to freakish Antarctic weather than efforts to ...
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One of Europe's last wild rivers is in danger of being tamedOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - ALONG THE VJOSA RIVER (AP) - Under a broad plane tree near Albania's border with Greece, Jorgji Ilia fills a battered flask from one of the Vjosa River's many springs. "...
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Climate change making stronger El Ninos, study findsOct 21, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Climate change is making stronger El Ninos, which change weather worldwide and heat up an already warming planet, a new study finds. Scientists examined 33 ...