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The world’s two most powerful countries, the United States and China, are meeting this week in Washington to talk about climate change. And...

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The moment has arrived.After years underground, periodical cicadas — insects of the genus Magicicada — are emerging by the trillions across more than...

Balloons Harm Wildlife. Florida Is Set to Ban Their Release

Balloons released in the sky don’t go to heaven. They often end up in oceans and waterways, where they’re 32 times more likely...

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Spring has sprung, and coming with it is a mass emergence of two broods of cicadas. After more than a decade underground, they...

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The summer travel season starts in just a few weeks, but if you are looking for software that goes beyond simply booking flights...

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Most snakes flee or fight when attacked. Then there are the dice snakes of Golem Grad, an island on a lake in North...

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Last week, Tesla laid off most of its electric car charging team, raising doubts about the feasibility of the Biden administration’s ambitious E.V....

U.S. Tightens Rules on Risky Virus Research

The White House has unveiled tighter rules for research on potentially dangerous microbes and toxins, in an effort to stave off laboratory accidents...