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The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable data to scientists studying biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss.

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The continued burning of fossil fuels is locking heat in Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land — instead of allowing it to reflect back into space, a new report finds.

A meteor, detected by NASA moving at 35,000 mph over Houston, created sonic booms as it fragmented, with parts possibly ...

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The beauty of the northern lights, known as the aurora borealis, was clearly visible in the photos.

Musk, who has no background in semiconductor production and a history of over-promising on goals and timelines, had said ...