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Health advocates sound alarm as EPA works to loosen pollution standard
- Jan 28, 2026
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's effort to roll back federal particulate matter pollution standards will harm Michigan residents, particular...
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Brazil declares acai a national fruit to ward off 'biopiracy'
- Jan 28, 2026
Brazil has declared the acai berry a national fruit, a move to stamp its ownership on the popular "superfood" as concerns grow about foreign companies...
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Video shows flames flying from NASA plane that touched down without landing gear
- Jan 28, 2026
A NASA research plane malfunctioned and had to touch down in Texas without landing gear on Tuesday, sliding across the runway on its belly and sending...
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Mountain lion roams posh San Francisco neighborhood before being captured
- Jan 28, 2026
A 77-pound mountain lion set off a scramble Tuesday as it wandered through San Francisco's wealthy Pacific Heights neighborhood before finally being c...
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How native and non-native plants affect endangered plant species in cities
- Jan 28, 2026
Research in the Journal of Applied Ecology has identified threats to endangered plants in an urban area, generating information that can be used to gu...
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Donkeys are a common sight in northern Namibia. What colonial history has to do with it
- Jan 28, 2026
Donkeys are an unassuming yet ubiquitous presence in northern Namibia. They traverse sandy village roads, pull carts stacked with firewood, and graze...
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'Goldilocks size' rhodium clusters advance reusable heterogeneous catalysts for hydroformylation
- Jan 28, 2026
Recent research has demonstrated that a rhodium (Rh) cluster of an optimal, intermediate size—neither too small nor too large—exhibits the highest cat...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4% chance of hitting the moon. Here's why that's a scientific goldmine
- Jan 28, 2026
There's a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by a 60-meter-wide asteroid....
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NASA's Artemis II crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo
- Jan 28, 2026
When Apollo 13 looped around the moon in April 1970, more than 40 million people around the world watched the United States recover from a potential c...
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Engineering and the quest for peace: Experts challenge profession to move beyond weapons and defense
- Jan 28, 2026
Engineering can create weapons systems or systems for defense and well-being. But can engineering create peace? In a Perspective, Guru Madhavan and co...
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Brain enzyme shapes branched sugar chains linked to nerve health
- Jan 28, 2026
Gifu University scientists have uncovered how a brain-specific enzyme reshapes protein-linked sugar chains to facilitate the formation of complex glyc...
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Chicago's Brookfield Zoo leads effort to protect polar bears as Trump opens Arctic refuge to oil drilling
- Jan 28, 2026
Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses together in greeting and ch...