Last year, the Supreme Court sharply restricted the federal government’s ability to limit pollution in small streams that sit dry for much of the year and fill up only after rainfall or snowmelt. Now, a new study finds that those bodies, so-called ephemeral streams, are significantly more important to the nation’s waterways than often appreciated. […]
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Hundreds of millions of years ago, trilobites could be found all over the Earth. Cloaked in tough exoskeletons, the animals left behind countless fossils to be studied by paleontologists today. Despite all those preserved shells, scientists have been unable to understand certain aspects of trilobite anatomy after centuries of study, especially the soft internal structures […]
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The hard-fought settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma was close to capsizing on Thursday, after the Supreme Court rejected liability protections for the company’s owners. The ruling effectively prevents the release of billions of dollars that could help alleviate the ravages of opioid addiction. The future of the cases, some of which are […]
Continue ReadingBurial remains from 800-2,000 years ago hint that the First Australians may have kept the continent’s famous canine species as pets. Source link
Continue ReadingThe smaller of the pair was spotted only this month and could be visible with binoculars as it passes by our planet within the distance to the moon. Source link
Continue ReadingPet owners are treating their animal charges ever more like humans. But that isn’t good for pets, or for us, many experts argue. Source link
Continue ReadingEarth’s crust teems with subterranean life that we are only now beginning to understand. Source link
Continue ReadingDr. Vivek Murthy is calling for a multipronged effort to reduce gun deaths, modeled on campaigns against smoking and traffic fatalities. Source link
Continue ReadingThe Chang’e-6 mission’s sample, which might hold clues about the origins of the moon and Earth, is the latest achievement of China’s lunar exploration program. Source link
Continue ReadingFewer Americans age 60 to 74 should receive the shots, the agency concluded, citing reduced risks and a possible neurological side effect. Source link
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