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Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration's dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
Lawmakers are demanding the National Science Foundation stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network being wound down under President Donald Trump's administration More »
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Dan David Prize awards 9 scholars $300,000 each for research on the human past
Nine scholars from around the world have been awarded $300,000 each to advance their careers More »
El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
U.S. meteorologists say an El Nino has formed More »
Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas
The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame More »
Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines
Philippine officials say that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south More »
Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans
A reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant in Japan has resumed operations More »
Climate change makes once-rare coastal floods more likely, study says
New research shows that extreme floods in coastal areas are becoming more common as climate change causes sea levels to rise More »
5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region but no danger of a tsunami, meteorological agency says
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 has shaken eastern Japan including Tokyo More »
Brazil reports drop in Amazon deforestation rates, pushing back on US tariff accusations
Brazilian officials have announced a significant drop in deforestation rates More »
An ancient whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean teems with life
Scientists have unearthed marine communities thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard More »
