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• Aug 17

  • Alaska records its warmest month ever; future records likely

    Alaska has been America's canary in the coal mine for climate warming.

    Aug 17

• Aug 17

  • From tusks to tails, nations eye trade in endangered species

    Representatives of some 180 nations are meeting to agree on protections for vulnerable species, taking up issues such as the trade in ivory and the...

    Aug 17

• Aug 17

  • Thailand's lost baby dugong dies from shock, eating plastic

    An 8-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a...

    Aug 17

• Aug 16

  • Google employees call for pledge not to work with ICE

    Hundreds of Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won't work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or ICE _ the latest in a year...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • NASA picks Alabama's 'Rocket City' for lunar lander job

    NASA has picked Alabama's 'Rocket City' to manage astronauts' next lunar lander

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Colorado OKs electric car requirement to fight air pollution

    Colorado is tightening its air quality regulations, requiring 5% of vehicles sold in the state by 2023 emit zero pollution

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Amazon: Facial recognition program for cops detects emotion

    Amazon has announced that its facial recognition program used by one Washington state police agency can now detect emotion, generating concerns from...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Cuban state to absorb underground video-gamers' network

    After weeks of resistance from Cuban video gamers, the island's state-run computer organization will absorb the services of an offline street network...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Sailing team to fly 2 crew to US to bring Thunberg boat back

    Sailing team taking climate activist Greta Thunberg to US aboard a high-tech racing yacht will fly two crew across the Atlantic to bring the boat...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • UPS invests in self-driving cars

    The company announced an investment in TuSimple, an autonomous truck startup, on Thursday in an effort to cut costs and time in ground deliveries.

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• Aug 16

  • California sound system tries to keep whales and ships apart

    Scientists have installed an underwater sound system they hope will reduce collisions between whales and ships in the Santa Barbara Channel off...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Nevada will seek new court order to remove plutonium

    Nevada isn't giving up its push to get the Trump administration to remove weapons-grade plutonium that was secretly shipped to a site near Las Vegas...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • County officials vote to favor mining near Okefenokee refuge

    Georgia county officials vote to support mining plan near edge of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Critics blast Oregon repeal of tsunami-zone building ban

    Earthquake geologists and others are blasting Oregon's recent repeal of a ban on new police stations, fire stations, schools and other "critical...

    Aug 16

• Aug 16

  • Data confirms growing dead zone in Chesapeake Bay

    Scientists in Maryland confirm a "dead zone" of little-to-no oxygen stretches across much of the Chesapeake Bay, potentially harming marine life

    Aug 16

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• Aug 15

  • Google employees call for pledge not to work with ICE

    Hundreds of Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won't work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or ICE _ the latest in a year...

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • Climate change still threatens key US river after wet winter

    U.S. officials say levels in a key reservoir on the Colorado River are low enough that Nevada, Arizona and Mexico will make voluntary reductions to...

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • The Latest: Colorado River improves, but voluntary cuts loom

    Conditions on the over-taxed Colorado River have improved dramatically over the past year, but not enough to stave off voluntary cutbacks for some...

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice

    Scientists take to the skies to track how Greenland is melting at record levels

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • Top NASA official gets look at next moon rocket

    NASA's top official says the rocket expected to power the next mission to the moon is about 90 percent complete

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • Judge: Georgia must scrap old voting machines after 2019

    A federal judge has ordered Georgia to stop using its outdated voting machines after this year, and to be ready with hand-marked paper ballots if its...

    Aug 15

• Aug 15

  • Scientists confirm July set new global heat record

    Scientists say measurements show July set a new global temperature record

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• Aug 15

  • Clarification: Facebook-Privacy story

    Clarification: Facebook-Privacy story

    Aug 15

• Aug 14

  • House subpoenas owner of message board tied to mass killings

    A key House committee has subpoenaed the owner of 8chan, an online message board favored by violent white nationalists including the man suspected of...

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Wyoming wind farm making same power with 80% fewer turbines

    Bigger, more efficient equipment will allow a western U.S. electric utility to redevelop an aging Wyoming wind farm with far fewer turbines while...

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Feds: Capital One suspect may have hacked 30-plus companies

    Federal prosecutors say a woman charged in a massive data breach at Capital One appears to have hacked more than 30 other organizations.

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Flooded Mississippi a threat as hurricane season heats up

    The river that drains much of the flood-soaked United States is running higher than normal this hurricane season, menacing New Orleans in multiple...

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Rare Amur leopard cubs go on view at zoo; no names yet

    Visitors may now get a look at two rare leopard cubs at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • The Latest: Facebook uses humans to transcribe user audio

    Facebook says it paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from its users of its Messenger service

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Shard reveals how Cyprus' ancient kingdoms managed economy

    An archaeologist says the discovery of a small clay shard inscribed with a partial inventory of goods at a 2,500 year-old citadel suggests that...

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Library of spider silk could hold secrets for new materials

    A scientist is creating a sort of spider silk "library" that could be the key to designing newer and better materials

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Facebook transcribed your audio conversations: Report

    Plus, the FAA is banning all recalled MacBook Pros, and Barbie meets Star Wars.

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• Aug 14

  • Songbirds silenced as Colombia fights wildlife trafficking

    Songbird competitions have been a pastime throughout the Caribbean for centuries, but trapping wildlife without a license is a crime in Colombia, and...

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Russian scientists face curbs on meetings with foreigners

    Scientists are raising the alarm about new Soviet-style restrictions.

    Aug 14

• Aug 14

  • Scientists say monster penguin once swam New Zealand oceans

    New Zealand scientists say they've found fossilized bones from an extinct monster penguin that was about the size of a human and swam the oceans some...

    Aug 14

• Aug 13

  • Court rules for US in fight over Nevada plutonium shipment

    A federal appeals court has ruled against Nevada in a legal battle over the U.S. government's secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium to a site...

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • The Latest: Nevada AG says plutonium fight will continue

    Nevada's attorney general says the state will continue to pursue all legal options to block shipments of weapons-grade plutonium to a site near Las...

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • CBS, Viacom to reunite as media giants bulk up for streaming

    CBS and Viacom are set to reunite, bringing together their networks and the Paramount movie studio as traditional media giants challenge streaming...

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • Pentagon auditor probing disputed cloud computing contract

    The Pentagon's independent auditor says it is swiftly reviewing the handling of a cloud computing project potentially worth $10 billion

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • CBS and Viacom announce deal to reunite as traditional media giants get bigger to challenge streaming tech companies

    CBS and Viacom announce deal to reunite as traditional media giants get bigger to challenge streaming tech companies

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • Farmers turn to tech as key river in US West faces distress

    Agriculture uses most of the crucial Colorado River in the U.S., and researchers are trying to find ways technology can help farmers use less water...

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • Greta Thunberg's sailing adventure no pleasure cruise

    Greta Thunberg's two-week voyage to the United States will be no pleasure cruise

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • Czechs blame foreign state for Foreign Ministry cyberattack

    A parliamentary committee in the Czech Republic says a national security agency told its members that a foreign country state is believed to be behind...

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • Students protesting Hawaii telescope can study remotely

    University of Hawaii students protesting Thirty Meter Telescope have remote class options

    Aug 13

• Aug 13

  • Verizon dumps Tumblr for fraction of $1 billion purchase price

    General Motors and Volkswagen plan to focus on fully electric vehicles, and a first edition set of Pokemon trading cards sold for $107,000 at an...

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• Aug 12

  • 5 Russian nuclear engineers buried after rocket explosion

    Russians attend funerals of 5 nuclear engineers killed by an explosion as they tested a new rocket engine, a tragedy that fueled radiation fears and...

    Aug 12

• Aug 12

  • US West struggles to hit goals of fighting fire with fire

    Officials aren't hitting their goals for setting controlled fires that are credited with stopping or slowing some wildfires because of environmental...

    Aug 12

• Aug 12

  • Trial opens for Utah man accused in major opioid ring

    Trial began for a man prosecutors called the kingpin of an operation that sold opioids laced with fentanyl imported from China.

    Aug 12