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Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone
The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that could allow it to produce electricity in the next few years More »
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Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds
A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog More »
Astronauts briefly take shelter during repair to fix leak on the International Space Station
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have briefly taken shelter during a repair to fix a new leak More »
Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it
A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years More »
Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas More »
Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue
There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship More »
Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet
The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear More »
SpaceX's IPO is set to be the biggest ever and could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming the world’s first trillionaire More »
Canadian government endorses a plan to move whales from shuttered Marineland park to US and Spain
The Canadian government has endorsed a plan to move the last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park and zoo in Ontario to aquariums in the U.S. and Spain More »
A diet of royal jelly isn't the only thing that makes a queen bee
Scientists have identified a group of worker honeybees that are specially adapted to build their queen’s home within the hive More »
