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Ford Mach-E owner says phone-as-key, safety alerts, and low upkeep won them over

A new Ford Mach-E owner described the day-to-day benefits that stood out most to them about their electric vehicle, including ...
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Florida biologists use scout pythons to remove a record 8,080 pounds of invasive snakes

The latest python season ended with a new record number of catches for Florida wildlife biologists, in part, due to the use ...
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Oregon planted marram grass to hold dunes in place, and now it's taking over the coast

Along parts of the Oregon coast, the grassy dunes on the way to the beach are dominated by plants that do not belong there.
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Cordless vacuum sold at Williams Sonoma and Crate & Barrel recalled over fire risk

A lithium-ion battery problem has prompted a recall of a cordless vacuum sold by retailers including Williams Sonoma and ...
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Tesla gives startups rare access to its Germany battery line, where new ideas face real-world tests

Tesla is giving startups access to part of its battery production line in Germany in a bid to improve how EV batteries are ...
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Great Lakes study finds 'forever chemicals' climb the food chain and end up in people

New research from the Great Lakes shows forever chemicals travel through entire food webs, accumulating from algae and other ...
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Rare white humpback calf, thought to be one of only a dozen, spotted off Australia

Scientists were given an unusual research opportunity when whale watchers off New South Wales and Queensland reported a ...
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UK fish fossil sat sealed since the Carboniferous, and its brain tissue is still helping science

Sealed in soapstone and found near Trawden in Lancashire, U.K., the specimen is offering researchers new clues about how some ...
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EVs keep up to 95% of their range after 5 years, and battery replacements have all but vanished

Recurrent revealed the average EV still has roughly 95% of its original battery capacity after five years on the road.
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Roughly 5 Americans die every hour from health issues related to toxic vehicle pollution

Emissions from road vehicles were associated with more than 41,800 premature deaths nationwide — the equivalent of about five ...
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Ray Kurzweil says aging may stop being one-way by 2032, and skeptics hear another big promise

Futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil, whose reputation rests on sweeping technology predictions, believes aging may soon stop ...
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Study of Australian firms finds tax dodging and inflated green claims often go together

New research from Australia suggests that companies that aggressively reduce their tax obligations may also be more likely to ...