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Scientists issue warning after discovering looming threat to major water supply: 'Higher reliance'

Glaciers are melting faster than ever in Mongolia, and the effects are potentially catastrophic for the nation.
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Officials take bold action to stop harmful 'selfie tourism' practice: 'Has increased in recent years'

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species imposed stricter regulations on the sloth trade to prevent harm ...
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Officials issue warning about looming threat to US coastline: 'The single biggest challenge we have facing us'

Pacifica residents are understandably worried. City councilmember Greg Wright commented, per Coastside News: "This is probably the single biggest challenge we have facing us." ...
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Experts thrilled as trail camera captures first-of-its-kind images of rare creature: 'Avoids human contact'

"The steppe cat is highly cautious, avoids human contact, leads a solitary lifestyle, and is primarily nocturnal," Kazinform ...
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Veterinarians make shocking discovery after examining whale that washed ashore: 'Did not die by chance'

As The Eastleigh Voice reported, Dr. Asuka Takita identified the whale's cause of death after inspecting it at Leopard Beach ...
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Researchers investigate mummified creatures discovered deep in caves of Saudi Arabia: 'Remains dating back about 4,000 years'

Researchers uncovered a trove of ancient data on cheetahs after finding mummified remains in Saudi Arabian caves.
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Onlooker films outrageously close encounter between elk and tourists at national park: 'They were urged to ... keep a safe distance'

"A 'determined group' decided to get out of their car to follow him (the large bull elk) down the hill," wrote the original ...
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New report exposes troubling truth about tens of thousands of lost US jobs: 'Pretty jarring considering how much progress we made'

As Grist reported, clean energy think tank E2 released a new report revealing that over $35 billion in clean energy projects ...
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Country becomes first to ban popular Tesla design on EVs: '[This will] influence global norms'

EVs are still growing in popularity around the world as a climate-conscious choice, but the market has hit some snags.
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Researchers find breakthrough solution on common contaminants linked to cancer, fertility issues: 'Worked incredibly fast'

This innovative technique can filter out PFAS, or "forever chemicals," much faster than standard carbon filters on the market ...
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Experts sound alarm as reports of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts arise: 'Inconsistent, inaccurate, and unreliable'

According to court filings and Food and Drug Administration records, U.S. regulators have received more than 1,401 reports ...
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Researchers create 'impossible' material capable of defying physics: 'Something [we've] been trying to understand for decades'

Material scientists in the Netherlands have made a new compound — a compleximer — with the best qualities of both plastic and glass.