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Climate change
Bill Gates calls for 'strategic pivot' in climate change fight
The Microsoft co-founder said there should be more focus on fighting poverty and preventing disease than curbing emissions.
DNA reveals the diseases that devastated Napoleon's doomed army
New research suggests that two surprise pathogens were among the diseases that ravaged the emperor's vaunted Grande Armée.
Wyoming dinosaur 'mummies' reveal a surprise: Hoofed feet
Edmontosaurus, which munched plants with its broad and flat snout that vaguely resembled a duckbill, roamed western North America in the Cretaceous Period.
Climate change
'Functionally extinct': After 10,000 years on the Florida coast, two key corals are dead
In a grim study, researchers conclude that ocean heat killed off two coral species that had been building reefs in Florida since the Ice Age.
Climate change
It was the costliest six months on record for climate disasters — and almost wasn't reported
The Trump administration cut a NOAA program that tracked weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damage. A nonprofit has redeveloped the database.
Elon Musk goes on a tirade after NASA says it will seek moon landers from SpaceX rivals
Musk's company is behind schedule in developing its Starship rocket, while NASA's interim leader wants to put astronauts on the moon while Trump is in office.
One of the world's rarest whales grows in population in the Atlantic
The North Atlantic right whale now numbers an estimated 384 animals, up eight from the previous year, according to a report released Tuesday.
Large chunk of suspected space debris found in Australian desert
The Australian Space Agency said the object "is likely a propellant tank or pressure vessel from a space launch vehicle."
Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang dies at 103
Yang, considered one of the most influential scientists in modern physics, was famous for the Yang–Mills theory he developed with Robert Mills.
Gene engineering of wild plants and animals gets nod of approval from top environmental groups
Controversial efforts to "de-extinct" archaic creatures, like the so-called "dire wolf," fall under the umbrella, as well.
Stunning micro images reveal the invisible world around us
Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the lens of a microscope.
