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After 40 years of melting ice, Alaska has gained a new island revealing land hidden since the Little Ice Age of the 14th century

For several decades, scientists were tracking ice melts in Alaska. Now, the melting has revealed a hidden island that has ...
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This solar farm was being overrun by clover until 10 cows and their calves arrived to clear it, and now they live beneath the shade of the panels

Middle Tennessee had a problem that machines couldn’t solve. Lush clover was choking the Christiana Solar Ranch. Traditional crews were losing the battle against the rising green. The transformation ...
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A solar plant was built across a historic migration route used by 1,000 antelope, but they unexpectedly found another path along a highway crossed by 2,000 cars a day

A massive solar plant in Wyoming had an unintentional impact on wildlife. It forced over 1,000 antelopes to head for a ...
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Archaeologists opened a gold-filled tomb in Panama and uncovered traces of a civilization that vanished 1,000 years ago without leaving a name

A gold-filled tomb in Panama has led researchers to find evidence of a ancient culture that left behind no written records and simply vanished 1,000 years ago.
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A “mummified reptile” found in Oklahoma is giving scientists a rare clue to how humans breathe and a mystery that has lasted for centuries

A mummified reptile in a cave system in Oklahoma has given answers to a century-long mystery for science. How did we evolve ...
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Iowa added yellow borders to its traffic lights to make them easier to see, and drivers’ reactions may show what other states can expect

Iowa state officials have added a thin yellow border to their traffic signals. And the immediate change in driver behavior ...
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Scientists want to turn an entire country into a living study after discovering a curious reason its people keep reaching 110

Scientists are planning to turn an entire nation into a living study as the populace are reaching extraordinary ages. Living ...
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A strange “fossil worm” stayed frozen in the Arctic for 24,000 years until scientists brought it back to life and watched it multiply after feeding it algae

A strange "fossil worm" has been discovered in Siberia. It showed no signs of life until researchers thawed it out. Then, it ...
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A solar plant in Sri Lanka was built on land elephants had used for 2,500 years, and now a herd of 450 is moving toward it as their food disappears

A herd of elephants are returning to land that is now used as a massive solar plant. Raising concerns over the future of this ...