Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space

The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space

US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space
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Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered

Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of decommissioning the plant

Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered
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An AI robot is spotting sick tulips to slow the spread of disease through Dutch bulb fields

An artificial intelligence robot is a new high-tech weapon in the battle to root out disease from Dutch tulip fields as they erupt into a riot of springtime color

An AI robot is spotting sick tulips to slow the spread of disease through Dutch bulb fields
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North Korea claims progress in development of hypersonic missile designed to strike Guam

North Korea says it has successfully tested a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile

North Korea claims progress in development of hypersonic missile designed to strike Guam
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10 years after the deadliest US landslide, climate change is increasing the danger

Friday marks 10 years since the side of a mountain collapsed, raced across a river and buried an entire neighborhood in rural Washington state, killing 43 people in the nation’s worst landslide disaster

10 years after the deadliest US landslide, climate change is increasing the danger
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A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide's impact

Communities in southeast Alaska have long co-existed with landslide risks

A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide's impact
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Things to know about the risk of landslides in the US

Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it

Things to know about the risk of landslides in the US
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Man to plead guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds is expected to plead guilty to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market

Man to plead guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market
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New rankings show French bulldogs reign on as top US breed, making many fans shudder

The American Kennel Club says French bulldogs are still the United States’ most commonly registered purebreds

New rankings show French bulldogs reign on as top US breed, making many fans shudder
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Japan’s space agency says it hopes to forge a profitable launch business with its new H3 rocket

Japan’s space agency and its prime contractor say they hope to be able to forge a profitable launch business with their new H3 rocket after its first successful flight last month in an increasingly competitive market dominated by Space X

Japan’s space agency says it hopes to forge a profitable launch business with its new H3 rocket
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The US may catch a spring break on weather. Forecasters see minimal flooding and drought for spring

Federal meteorologists predict that the United States can expect a nice spring break from past too rainy or too dry extremes

The US may catch a spring break on weather. Forecasters see minimal flooding and drought for spring
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Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation

A study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank finds that food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation
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With organic fields next door, conventional farms dial up the pesticide use, study finds

Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth

With organic fields next door, conventional farms dial up the pesticide use, study finds
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With all the recent headlines about panels and tires falling off planes, is flying safe?

It's been 15 years since the last fatal crash of a U.S. airliner, but you wouldn't know that from a torrent of flight problems that made news in the last three months

With all the recent headlines about panels and tires falling off planes, is flying safe?
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Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April's total solar eclipse

Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America

Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April's total solar eclipse
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A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station has blasted off two days after its launch was aborted at the last minute

A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station
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Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

It will be a very tiny big-game hunt for one of the largest animals in North America

Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change
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Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create a striking aurora

Space weather forecasters have issued a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday

Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create a striking aurora
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Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge, blames projected supply shortages

The fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance linked to the rampant use of the drugs in livestock production

Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge, blames projected supply shortages
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Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?

Welcome to New Jersey, known around the world for Tony Soprano, Turnpike tolls, chemical plants, and

Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?
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Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station

A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts has successfully docked at the International Space Station

Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station
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As Boeing turbulence persists: A look at past crashes and safety issues involving the plane maker

Boeing keeps hitting more and more turbulence

As Boeing turbulence persists: A look at past crashes and safety issues involving the plane maker
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Baby gorilla cuddled by mother at London Zoo remains nameless

The newest endangered baby gorilla at the London Zoo is more than six weeks old but doesn’t yet have a name

Baby gorilla cuddled by mother at London Zoo remains nameless
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Travelers through Maine’s biggest airport can now fly to the moon. Or, at least, a chunk of it

Travelers through Maine’s largest airport can now take a trip to the moon – sort of

Travelers through Maine’s biggest airport can now fly to the moon. Or, at least, a chunk of it
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Dutch hyperloop center aims to advance futuristic transport technology

A 420-meter or quarter-mile white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the transportation of people and freight

Dutch hyperloop center aims to advance futuristic transport technology

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