'Murder hornet': First nest found in US eradicated with vacuum hose
The Asian giant hornets can wipe out a colony of honeybees in hours.
Oct. 25, 2020 • ~2 min
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US West Coast fires: Is Trump right to blame forest management?
Is poor management of forests to blame for deadly fires in the United States?
Oct. 14, 2020 • ~7 min
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Wildfires can leave toxic drinking water behind – here's how to protect the public
Two environmental engineers say governments need to do more to protect people from possible water contamination after wildfires.
Sept. 17, 2020 • ~9 min
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Climate change and forest management have both fueled today's epic Western wildfires
Debating whether climate change or forest management has caused the devastating wildfires in California, Washington and Oregon is a false choice.
Sept. 16, 2020 • ~10 min
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Coping with Western wildfires: 5 essential reads
How climate change and other human actions have combined to create conditions for explosive wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington state.
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~6 min
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Tahlequah: Killer whale who carried dead calf for days is pregnant
Tahlequah captured the world's attention when spotted carrying her dead calf for 17 days.
July 28, 2020 • ~3 min
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Mary Jackson: Nasa to name HQ after first black female engineer
Mary Jackson was among the African-American women whose story was told in the film Hidden Figures.
June 25, 2020 • ~2 min
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Tomanowos, the meteorite that survived mega-floods and human folly
Tomanowos, aka the Willamette Meteorite, may be the world's most interesting rock. Its story includes catastrophic ice age floods, theft of Native American cultural heritage and plenty of human folly.
April 24, 2020 • ~8 min
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Hidden Figures: Nasa renames street after black female mathematicians
Hidden Figures Way is named after the African-American women featured in the Oscar-nominated film.
June 13, 2019 • ~2 min
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