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Traditional ways of analyzing soil texture are slow. Researchers have shown a new, high-tech method that is fast, cost-effective, and portable. This technique could...
Canadian oil pipeline protesters launch new battle from the water.
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Boston hurricane barrier eyed; cost estimate $10B.
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Amazon says it just flipped switch on New Jersey's largest rooftop solar array.
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EPA says climate scientists trying to 'politicize' Texas storm.
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Ancient trees reveal relationship between climate change, wildfires.
Aug. 29 (UPI) -- New analysis of centuries-old trees in South America has revealed a strong correlation between wildfires and periods of warming.
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Trump's rollback of flood protections risks further Houston-style calamity.
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Houston has some of the most lax building regulations in potential flood zones – and the president wants to spread that policy across the...
NASA’s Lunar mission captures solar eclipse as seen from the moon
LRO captured an image of the Moon's shadow over a large region of the United States, centered just north of Nashville, Tennessee.
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