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Cow may be biggest mammal if humans keep up extinctions-study
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OSLO (Reuters) - The spread of humans around the world from Africa thousands of years ago wiped out big mammals in a shrinking trend that could make the cow the biggest mammal on Earth in a few centur... Read More
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Trump’s NASA Nominee, Jim Bridenstine, Confirmed by Senate on Party-Line Vote
Source: NYTJim Bridenstine, a Republican congressman from Oklahoma, will be the first elected official to lead NASA.... Read More
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To Curb Ocean Pollution, U.K. May Ban Plastic Straws, Stirrers And Cotton Swabs
Source: NPRPrime Minister Theresa May called plastic waste "one of the greatest environmental challenges facing the world." The government said it will work with industry to develop alternatives. (Image credit: ... Read More
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Competition Meets Collaboration: The City Nature Challenge
Source: DiscoveryWhen you hear the word “nature,” you’re likely to think of your last camping trip to a state park, or of grandiose landscapes with forests, lakes, and snow-capped mountains. You may remember the last ... Read More
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In a Few Centuries, Cows Could Be the Largest Land Animals Left
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There used to be a type of elephant called Palaeoloxodon that could have rested its chin on the head of a modern African elephant. There was a hornless rhino called Paraceratherium , which was at... Read More
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Department of State's air pollution sensors go global
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Plant responses to CO2 are a question of time
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