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American Roots: Columbus Day Renamed to Honor First Peoples

Sep 29, 2017 04:18PM

In a move respectful of Native American history, some Oklahoma communities have changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

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Migrating Trees: Forests Shift West with Climate Change

Sep 29, 2017 04:18PM

Three-quarters of American tree species have shifted to the West since 1980 due to dryer conditions in the East and changing rainfall patterns.

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Wildlife Wipeout: Wind Turbines Kill Winged Creatures

Sep 29, 2017 04:18PM

More than a million birds and bats are killed annually by wind turbines, but fatalities are cut if the turbines are located offshore and are turned off during low wind speeds.

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NewLife Expo Comes to Hotel New Yorker October 27-29

Sep 27, 2017 08:13PM

Exhibitors from around the world are expected to participate in New York City’s next NewLife Expo.

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Plutonium Problem: Glass or Cement May Encase Nuclear Waste

Aug 31, 2017 09:14AM

To safely dispose of 56 million gallons of nuclear waste dating back to the Second World War, the Department of Energy might replace a glass-log encasement plan with a cement option.

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Bat Banter: Computers Decipher Animal Language

Aug 31, 2017 09:14AM

Computer algorithms helped Israeli researchers decode the language of Egyptian fruit bats and discover that bats exchange information about specific problems.

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Rolling Internet: Winnebago Assists Computer Literacy

Aug 31, 2017 09:14AM

A 40-foot-long Winnebago called the Digibus rolled through central California towns to train kids and adults in computer and job-searching skills.

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Elder Force: Retired Volunteers Keep National Parks Humming

Aug 31, 2017 09:14AM

The financially strapped National Park Service increasingly relies on volunteers to staff visitor centers and campsites, and a third of the workers are over age 54.

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Treatment and Prevention of Cancer with Dr. Rodger

Aug 29, 2017 11:47AM

Seminar at Valley Integrative Pharmacy to educate people about alterative, non-toxic cancer treatments and supplying resources to pursue that route if they choose.

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Tuna Turnaround: Lower Mercury Levels Tied to Drop in Coal Emissions

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Levels of toxic mercury in Atlantic Bluefin tuna declined 19 percent between 2004 and 2012, a drop that scientists attribute to a shift from coal to natural gas and renewable energy.

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Buzzing RoboBees: Tiny Robots Seen as Tech Fix for Reduced Bee Population

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Harvard researchers have invented tiny robotic bees that may be able to eventually pollinate the crops that are under threat because of vanishing bee colonies.

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Tea Time: Citizen Scientists Needed for Carbon Storage Experiment

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Australian scientists are seeking citizens around the world to bury tea bags in wetlands to measure the rate as which the bags capture and store carbon.

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Nature Rights: Waterways Granted Personhood

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

New Zealand and India have granted the legal status of personhood to vital rivers, forwarding an international movement that seeks to protect precious natural resources from corporate domination.

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City Smarts: Urban Planning Goes Green

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Cities throughout the country are exploring fresh ways to make cities both environmentally sustainable and pedestrian- and bike-friendly.

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Go Beyond Muscle Testing with HealthWiggle

Jul 26, 2017 04:50PM

It’s fun watching people get healthy with no side effects or overdoses, and the study behind how that happens is fascinating.

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