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A $17 billion Samsung chip factory could be coming to Texas
The American West’s changing climate might mean more plague-carrying critters
Amazon’s venture into the bizarre world of quantum computing has a new home base
Heavy rains in drought-stricken states could be dangerous
Why did Texas ban Delta-8?
New York City’s subway system isn’t ready for a storm-filled future
What we know—and don’t know—about the Huntington Beach oil spill
Why Point Reyes’ new land management plan is so controversial
Nicholas marks the 14th named storm of 2021—a number we usually hit in November
SpaceX’s growing Starbase casts a shadow over Boca Chica
A little-known cache of water tore apart this California cannabis-farming community
Researchers retraced a woolly mammoth’s steps 17,000 years after it died
What is the ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico, and why is it super-sized this year?
You could get the plague (but probably won’t)
An accidental discovery could save a popular, struggling grapevine
Florida Health Officials Confirm 10 New Cases Of Locally Acquired Zika Infection
Gun control laws actually work, according to new research
Hurricanes destroy beachside homes, but not this one
Squishy Robots, T-Rex Skulls, Neighboring Worlds, And More Images Of The Week
Four Non-Travel Zika Cases Under Investigation In South Florida
Brilliant Teenagers, World-Saving Tech and Dance Parties at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup
Videos show a surreal ‘eye of fire’ in the Gulf of Mexico after gas pipeline ruptures at sea
IBM Watson Can Help Find Water Wasters In Drought-Stricken California
How rescue specialists search for survivors in collapsed buildings
Polar Bears Might Survive Ice Melting By Hunting New Prey
Wildfires In Northern California Threaten The Search For Alien Life
Texas’s 82-foot-tall storm-gate plan may have some gaping holes
Humans may have arrived in the Americas 15,000 years earlier than we thought
How Droughts Are Drying Up Your Breakfast
Millions of acres in the Arctic refuge are off limits to drilling—for now
Why These 15 Scientists Marched For Climate Change Action
How aerial firefighters battle blazes from the skies
Survivors of America’s first atomic bomb test want their place in history
These newly discovered sea sponges were hiding in plain sight in California’s kelp forests
10 Of New York City’s Most Surprising Animals
This rare ‘Finding Nemo’ fish mysteriously washed up on a California beach
The racial disparities in COVID cases are even more striking than we thought
This California clinic claims a 99 percent success rate in treating food allergies. Experts are skeptical.
California’s trees could shift as global warming forces birds to move out
This harpoon-throwing robot is designed to hunt destructive lionfish
California needs to set more fires
Iguanas are falling out of trees in Florida, and it’s completely fine
Fire-proofing California’s homes is possible—but at what cost?
What authorities have learned so far about the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash
Vandals, angry artists, and mustachioed tinkerers: The story of New York City’s weather forecasting castle
The California wildfire culprit no one’s talking about: invasive grasses
The shakiest earthquake myths debunked
Tropical Storm Barry’s biggest threat is already on the ground
Florida is a preview of our climate change future
Today’s exotic pets are tomorrow’s invasive pests
A red tide devastated Florida marine life for 16 months. Why?
California is primed to burn—but humans aren’t exactly helping
Scientists are putting antibiotics into the ocean—on purpose. And it’s our only hope.
A 500-year-dormant fault in California just shook our view of how earthquakes form
2019 has been a record-breaking year for this rare, deadly virus
How microgrids could protect California from blackouts during fire season
This Alaskan town is a crucial stop on the Iditarod—for its pie
Your favorite pristine beach is founded on mass invertebrate death
You can expect more blackouts as the country heats up
California’s massive power outages is a wake-up call for the whole country
The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears
19 evidence-based solutions to New York City’s subway disaster
Inside the global fight over a 2,500-ton heap of garbage
These newly discovered raptors were like feather-covered cheetahs
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