An earthquake slightly damaged houses and other buildings in southeastern Indonesia early Thursday, causing some panic…
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Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds—and stop naming them after people
Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced…
Researchers argue that reducing greenhouse gas emissions is not enough to combat climate change
According to a new paper in Oxford Open Climate Change, the strategies humanity must pursue to…
Adult coral can handle more heat and keep growing thanks to heat-evolved symbionts
Adult fragments of a coral species can better tolerate bleaching and recover faster when treated with…
A planned fire threatened lives of two California sequoias; now they are sprouting new life
A pair of giant sequoias were damaged in a prescribed burn last fall at Calaveras Big…
Chemists make breakthrough in drug discovery chemistry: Two methods to replace carbon with a nitrogen atom in a molecule
For years, if you asked the people working to create new pharmaceutical drugs what they wished…
Does banning books really help kids? A childhood education expert weighs in
When Jaci Urbani taught early learners at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, one of the…
Analysts who disclose company forecasts for a wide range of financial outcomes have better performance, finds study
If you are in search of accurate forecasts on a company’s earnings and future stock prices,…
Invasive 'giant' reptile lurks under Georgia porch, officials say: Here's why it is dangerous
A Georgia homeowner was in for a shock when she found a 3-foot reptile living under…
NASA's Lucy spacecraft swoops past first of 10 asteroids on long journey to Jupiter
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft on Wednesday encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long journey to…