Visually impaired sea lions join group at New Orleans zoo
A pair of visually impaired 2-year-old sea lions has joined the four sea lions already at the zoo in New Orleans.
Ecology
Dec 1, 2018
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Grim tidings from science on climate change
Scientists monitoring the Earth's climate and environment have delivered a cascade of grim news this year, adding a sense of urgency to UN talks starting Sunday in Poland on how best to draw down the greenhouse gases that ...
Environment
Dec 1, 2018
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Planet Earth working on 3 Mars landers to follow InSight
As Mars' newest resident settles in, Planet Earth is working on three more landers and at least two orbiters to join the scientific Martian brigade.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2018
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Green finance blooms as investors look beyond profits
Environment-friendly finance is blooming thanks to investors willing to weigh profits against ecology, but decisions about meaningful investments can be complex.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 1, 2018
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Fix Facebook, whether it wants to or not: whistleblower
Eight months after revealing the links between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica (CA), whistleblower Christopher Wylie is pushing for the internet giant to be regulated—whether it wants to or not.
Internet
Dec 1, 2018
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France, Japan uphold auto alliance amid Ghosn crisis
The leaders of France and Japan on Friday stood by the Renault-Nissan auto alliance despite ructions from the arrest of its chief executive, officials said.
Automotive
Dec 1, 2018
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NASA's Martian quake sensor InSight lands at slight angle
NASA's unmanned Martian quake sensor, InSight, has landed at a slight angle on the Red Planet, and experts are hopeful the spacecraft will work as planned, the US space agency said Friday.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2018
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Alaska surveys damage from major earthquakes
Chris Riekena was driving his 7-year-old son to school when his car started acting up. As he pulled over, he realized the problem wasn't his car—it was a huge earthquake.
Environment
Dec 1, 2018
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Snowpack declines may stunt tree growth and forests' ability to store carbon emissions
Researchers conducting a 5-year-long study examining snow cover in a northern hardwood forest region found that projected changes in climate could lead to a 95 percent reduction of deep-insulating snowpack in forest areas ...
Environment
Dec 1, 2018
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US approves seismic tests despite dolphin, whale concerns
The US government Friday took a big step toward opening oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic ocean by approving seismic airgun tests that experts warn are harmful to dolphins and whales.
Ecology
Dec 1, 2018
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