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8 days agoCurrent Event distant
Climate change, rising sea levels to increase cost of flood damage by $34 billion in coming decades: Report
The cost of climate change is becoming increasingly clear as researchers study the adverse effects rising sea levels will have on society.
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9 days agoExpression distant
Inside the Next Housing Crisis
Housing advocates predict both a tsunami of evictions and a significant rise in homelessness
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13 days agoCurrent Event distant
Watch Online: Mars Landing
Information on how to watch the landing of the Perseverance rover.
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13 days agoExpression distant
Two officers who helped fight the Capitol mob died by suicide. Many more are hurting.
The families of Officers Jeffrey Smith and Howard Liebengood want their deaths recognized as “in the line of duty.”
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event distant
Edible insects likely to hit supermarkets within months
The European Food Safety Agency has found that the yellow mealworm is safe for human consumption, paving the way for EU-wide sales.
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3 weeks agoExpression distant
Vegan food pantries become a new pandemic trend
The number of people who are food-insecure remains alarmingly high — and many don't eat animal products.
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1 month agoAnalysis distant
Scientists have taught spinach to send emails
It sounds too weird to be true, but engineers at MIT have developed nanotechnology which can be embedded in plants.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Oregon law to decriminalize all drugs goes into effect, offering addicts rehab instead of prison
Progressive legislation that decriminalizes all drugs in Oregon looks to give addicts an opportunity for a different life through rehab and treatment.
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1 month agoAnalysis distant
Not an early bird? Don't worry — afternoon workouts could be better for your health
New research found that afternoon exercise provides greater health benefits for some people than a morning workout
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1 month agoInteractive distant
Hottest 100 2020
The Hottest 100 is back! Listen on Saturday January 23 as we count down the Hottest 100 songs of the year - as voted by you.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Nikolai Antoshkin, Who Helped Halt Chernobyl Disaster, Dies at 78
He survived radiation as commander of the operation that extinguished the Chernobyl nuclear plant fire. He died of the coronavirus.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Spotify's big bet on podcasts is failing, Citi says
Analysts are looking for Spotify to show its podcast investments were worth it.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Third malware strain discovered in SolarWinds supply chain attack | ZDNet
CrowdStrike, one of the two security firms formally investigating the hack, sheds some light on how hackers compromised the SolarWinds Orion app build process.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Amazon Court Filing Includes Chilling Death Threats Published on Parler
Amazon submitted a new filing in federal court on Tuesday in response to an emergency motion by Parler to restore its hosting services through Amazon’s AWS. Parler was kicked offline early Monday after Amazon said the social media company had violated its terms of service and Parler couldn’t find another company willing to do business. Parler sued Amazon on Monday alleging breach of contract and an antitrust violation.
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1 month agoAnalysis distant
Scientists Just Created New Way to Make Rocket Fuel From Methane on Mars
We can make rocket fuel on Mars in one step! Check out how methane will move future space missions.