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Fire briefly triggers emergency at South Carolina lab on former nuclear weapons site
A fire at a national lab in South Carolina that is on a site that once made key parts for nuclear bombs has triggered an emergency response that shut down incoming traffic and restricted air and rail service in the area More »
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Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says
During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances More »
Colorado's glaciers thinned dramatically due to record low snow and heat in 2026
The most prominent glaciers in Colorado thinned dramatically over the past year due to record low mountain snow and record warm temperatures More »
In southern Chile, locals push to protect oceans that have been hurt by intensive salmon farming
The remote Guaitecas Archipelago has more than 40 small islands and is a gateway to Chile’s Patagonia region More »
Mission Unclear: A $1 Million Contract In Hawaii Involving Invasive Species
Invasive species experts are alarmed by a $1 million contract signed by Hawaii officials with Shizen Consulting Management More »
A dinosaur fossil that looks like a mini T. rex just sold for a giant $47 million
A dinosaur that looks like a miniature T More »
FACT FOCUS: Kennedy's claim that Arabs 'don't produce science' meets a Nobel Prize reality check
U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sparked controversy with comments about Arab contributions to science and literature More »
Suriname’s Saamaka tribe turns to mapping and documenting in effort to protect the Amazon rainforest
The Saamaka people in Suriname are using modern technology to map their ancestral lands More »
The SS United States is scheduled for sinking to become the world's largest artificial reef
A historic ocean liner is a step closer to becoming the world’s largest artificial reef More »
NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years
NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years More »
