A 2000 paper on the safety of glyphosate, the chemical in the weed killer Roundup, has been retracted.
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Elephant seals don't forget their enemies. We learn about the great beasts' big beefs and why they matter.
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Duke Energy has asked North Carolina regulators for permission to withdraw a proposed renewable energy certificate program after it drew criticism from clean energy advocates.
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The center sits in the nation’s driest state and will require billions of gallons of water to operate.
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A 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution.
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Brief glitches in video calls may seem like no big deal, but new research shows they can have a negative effect on how a person is perceived by the viewer.
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For more than 50 years, Jean Beasley worked to protect sea turtles, safeguarding more than 3,000 nests and overseeing the emergence of nearly 250,000 hatchlings since she started collecting data in 1995.
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North Carolina’s rural communities are at the epicenter of a new wave of data center development. Many residents have expressed uncertainty — or even hostility — about their energy-hungry incoming neighbors.
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A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.
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A new study finds the notoriously adorable trash bandits in urban areas are showing early signs of domestication.
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Dust swirling around on Mars can generate electrical activity that's like bursts of mini-lightning.