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Too hot to handle: Politics of warming part of culture wars
WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to global warming, America’s political climate may have changed more than the Earth’s over the past three decades. NASA scientist James Hansen put the world on notice about global…
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NOT REAL NEWS: Erupting Hawaii volcano not raining gemstones
HONOLULU (AP) — The ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is not causing crystals to rain from the sky despite reports of residents finding little green gems in the area. “Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano…
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Trump signs 10 millionth patent for Raytheon employee
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Raytheon Co. employee from California who found a new way to get real-time readings from large laser radars now holds the nation’s 10 millionth patent. The White House says President Donald…
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4 new mountain lion kittens found in California mountains
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Four new mountain lion kittens have been found by researchers studying the wild cats living in Southern California’s Santa Monica Mountains, wildlife officials announced in video posts Tuesday showing the…
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Meat 2.0? Clean meat? Spat shows the power of food wording
NEW YORK (AP) — If meat is grown in a lab without slaughtering animals, what should it be called? That question has yet to be decided by regulators, but for the moment it’s pitting animal…
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A look at how “cultured” meat works
A new term is causing heartburn for beef, chicken and pork producers: “Clean meat.” The term is being used by supporters of the emerging science of meat grown in labs without slaughtering cows and chickens.…
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Merkel says climate change is ‘a fact,’ laments US stance
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel took aim Tuesday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris accord, calling the move “very regrettable” at a time when the overwhelming majority of…
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Trump announces plans for Pentagon to create ‘Space Force’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday he is directing the Pentagon to create a new “Space Force” as an independent military service branch aimed at ensuring American supremacy in space — though he…
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Tests confirm mystery animal shot in Montana was a wolf
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The mystery is over: Wildlife officials have confirmed that an unusual-looking animal shot in central Montana was a gray wolf. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials initially weren’t certain what the…
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Bumblebee blues: Pacific Northwest pollinator in trouble
“We really don’t know a lot about them,” said Ross Winton of Idaho Fish and Game. “The more we learn, the more concerned we get.”
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak poses challenges for bush meat
MBANDAKA, Congo (AP) — For 25 years, Patrick Matondo has earned a living buying and selling monkeys, bats and other animals popularly known as bush meat along the Congo River. Standing on the riverbank in…
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Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A microscopic thread of DNA evidence in a public genealogy database led California authorities to declare this spring they had caught the Golden State Killer, the rapist and murderer who…
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In South Africa, plans for a refuge for pangolins in peril
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Monitored by a conservationist, a young pangolin slurped ants with a long tongue near a veterinary hospital that became a temporary home after the animal was found near the body of its…
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Research shows diet shift of beluga whales in Alaska inlet
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Beluga whales in Alaska’s Cook Inlet may have changed their diet over five decades from saltwater prey to fish and crustaceans influenced by freshwater, according to a study by University of…
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NASA’s record-breaking spacewoman retires as astronaut
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s record-breaking astronaut, Peggy Whitson, retired Friday less than a year after returning from her last and longest spaceflight. She’s spent more time off the planet than any other American:…
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