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‘Chernobyl 2.0’? Ohio Train Derailment Spurs Wild Speculation.
For many influencers across the political spectrum, claims about the environmental effects of the train derailment have gone far beyond known facts. Source
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Taiwan’s Drought Pits Chip Makers Against Farmers
HSINCHU, Taiwan — Chuang Cheng-deng’s modest rice farm is a stone’s throw from the nerve center of Taiwan’s computer chip industry, whose products power a huge share of the world’s iPhones and other gadgets. This […]
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An Inside Look at Cuba’s Constant Struggle for Clean Water
In one hand Manuel Reyes Estrada carried a form and a pencil, in the other a bucket filled with small fish and a plastic Bucanero beer cup. “It is like this,” he said. “We, the […]
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NASA Picks Astrobotic to Carry VIPER Ice-Hunting Moon Rover
After sending four rovers to Mars — with a fifth scheduled to launch in July — NASA announced on Thursday a contract for putting its first wheeled robot on the moon. Astrobotic Technology Inc. of […]
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Watch Bees Surf to Safety on Waves They Create
If their honey-making and pollination prowess weren’t enough, there’s a new reason to appreciate honeybees: They’re world-class surfers. Beyond pollinating flowers, worker bees — which are all females — are given the job of searching […]
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ScienceTake: This Water Drop, It’s the Greatest Dancer
Any water droplet can dance. All it needs is the right dance floor. Take, for instance, the water drops bouncing around in Yanlin Song’s lab. They twist, twirl and even pirouette after falling onto a […]