Oil Industry Copes With Climate Impacts As Permafrost Thaws
Thawing permafrost in Alaska's Arctic is making it harder for oil companies to operate there. But a cottage industry has cropped up with new gadgets to help.
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Coyote In The Crosshairs
During coyote hunting derbies, contestants vie to kill more coyotes than their competitors. Wildlife activists believe the competitions are unethical, and are pushing to make them a thing of the past.
Want Your Child To Eat (Almost) Everything? There Is A Way
Giving kids a diet varied in flavors and textures from the get-go can help them be more open to trying new foods. The problem is America's food landscape makes that ideal hard to live up to.
Don't Touch! A Scientist's Advice For Spotting Poison Ivy Before It Ruins Your Summer
The best way to treat poison ivy is to avoid touching it in the first place. But that's tricky, given the many faces the rash-inducing plant can have.
How Did Easter Islanders Lift Statues' 13-Ton Hats? Researchers May Have The Answer
3-D models show that grooves had been worn down the center of the stones, suggesting that a technique known as parbuckling might have been used.
Man Kills Snake; Snake Tries To Kill Him Back
Trying to save his wife from a diamondback rattler, Jeremy Sutcliffe decapitated the snake with a shovel. But when he went to pick up the head, it bit him — delivering a near deadly dose of venom.
NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Chemical Building Blocks For Life On Mars
Scientists can't say whether there is, or ever was, life on the Red Planet. But two Martian rock samples contained organic molecules — which contain carbon, the chemical element central to life.
Math Bee: Honeybees Seem To Understand The Notion Of Zero
Research shows that bees possess a mathematical ability once thought to exist only in dolphins, primates, birds and humans who are beyond the preschool years.
Hurricanes Are Moving More Slowly, Which Means More Damage
Hurricanes are moving more slowly than they used to. That means storms are dumping more rain and doing more damage when they make landfall, as Hurricane Harvey did when it lingered over Houston.
In Thailand, 17 Pounds Of Plastic Kills Whale, Highlighting Ocean Pollution
Last week, dozens of plastic bags were pulled from the stomach of a whale that researchers found washed ashore in Thailand.