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Before Houston flooded, there was Piura, Peru
The weather in the Peruvian city of Piura has been extremely unusual for the last couple of years. First came a crippling drought in 2016 that dragged on so long, the government declared a state of...
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North Korean hackers are trying to steal bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
It’s no secret that in recent years, North Korea has stepped up efforts to expand its nuclear weapons stockpile.More quietly, though, it’s been stashing another commodity: bitcoin and other...
View ArticleFarewell, Cassini
Applause for the demise of a ship. Not your usual reaction, but this was not your usual voyage.It was a 20-year voyage from Earth to Saturn, and it finally ended early this morning — Earth time — when...
View ArticleBringing science and engineering stories to life for students
What does it take to bring science and engineering to life for students?How about a little news?That’s the idea behind the Science Friday Educator Collaborative, now in its second year. Seven teachers...
View ArticleAs flooding increases along the Mississippi, how should communities respond?
Communities along the upper Mississippi River have seen a major uptick in heavy rains and flooding in the last decade.Residents, environmentalists, engineers and government agencies agree that they...
View ArticleHurricane Maria bears down on battered Caribbean
Hurricane Maria strengthened to a Category Three storm on Monday as it bore down on Caribbean islands still recovering from megastorm Irma.The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Maria was...
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Thanks to science, we can hear the voices of icebergs. But are we listening?
If you walk along the Chicago River behind the Lyric Opera House between now and Oct. 1, you’ll hear a low groan, a twinkling sound — a distinctive hum that is not-quite-urban. Passersby have compared...
View ArticleThousands of Atlantic salmon escape into Pacific Northwest waters
A catastrophic failure of a large aquaculture pen near Cypress Island recently freed thousands of nonnative Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound, near Seattle.In the aftermath of this outbreak, the Wild...
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Dominica and other Caribbean islands brace as Category 5 Maria roars through
Dominica braced for Hurricane Maria on Monday as the "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm bore down on the island nation, packing winds of 160 mph.Residents flocked to supermarkets to stock up...
View ArticleLeaders in Dominica describe 'widespread devastation' from Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria smashed into the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica on Tuesday, with its prime minister describing devastating damage as winds and rain from the storm also hit territories still...
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Climate change brings melting ice, and cruise passengers, to a small town in...
When a massive luxury cruise ship docked outside the tiny Inuit town of Cambridge Bay this summer, it doubled the population of the town for a day.“It was just jaw-dropping to think that the same...
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After pummeling Dominica, Hurricane Maria forces Puerto Rico and Virgin...
“I am at the mercy of the hurricane. My roof is gone. House is flooding,” Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit posted to his thousands of Facebook followers before being rescued.He is among the...
View ArticlePowerful earthquake shakes central Mexico
A powerful earthquake shuddered through Mexico City on Tuesday, destroying buildings and causing an unknown number of casualties among the megapolis' 20 million inhabitants, on the exact anniversary of...
View ArticleRussian trolls appear to be staying out of Germany's election. Here's why.
The government of Russian President Vladimir Putin is widely believed to be behind social media disinformation campaigns aimed at influencing the 2016 US presidential election. As Germany’s general...
View ArticleDeath toll continues to rise in Mexico quake
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Mexico on Tuesday has surged to 248 people, the head of the national disaster response agency, Luis Felipe Puente, said on Twitter.The dead...
View ArticleResidents warned of ‘worst storm of the century’ as Maria hits Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico on Wednesday, pummeling the US territory after already killing at least two people on its passage through the Caribbean.The US National Hurricane Center...
View ArticleTrump's Twitter storms have a parallel in India
Social media is shaping politics across the world, and perhaps nowhere more so than in India. And, as in the US, the head of government's Twitter has become a key factor in political debates.According...
View ArticleA sense of community as Miami recovers from Hurricane Irma
It's been over a week since Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean and southern Florida, but the recovery has been slow.In Miami, some neighborhoods didn't have electricity for 10 days. WLRN...
View ArticleDesperate search for survivors after powerful earthquake in Mexico
Rescue teams are frantically working to save people trapped by rubble after a powerful earthquake hit Mexico Tuesday.The 7.1 magnitude quake was centered about 100 miles from Mexico City, but caused...
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Mexico City rescuers find survivors and fatalities in a collapsed school
“Family members who have already found their children, please pass by here to let us know,” says a neon pink sign hanging on a telephone pole.It was the second day of rescue efforts at Colegio Enrique...
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