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Ag fertilizer runoff likely will force more drinking water restrictions
For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns — even though there’s no drought.
Local authorities previously asked the public to refrain from washing cars and filling ...Read more
How flinging crickets in the air helped save purple martins in Western Pa.
PITTSBURGH — One bird spectacle readily observable in Allegheny County right now comes in the form of 100 purple martins swirling above the fields and their condos at Harrison Hills Park.
Nesting in colonies, the ...Read more
Today's Word "renege"
renege \rih-NIG; -NEG\ (intransitive verb) - To go back on a promise or commitment.
"At three PM on Tuesday afternoon Clark and Murphy arrived at the villa, alarmed by reports that their new protege intended to renege on ...Read more
This Day in History, July 11
On July 11th, 1859, "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens was published.
Words with YO
Six words that contain YO as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?
YO---, YO----, -YO---, --YO--, ---YO-, ----YO
Pool: A, B, B, C, C, D, D, D, E, E, E, E, I, L, M, M, N, N, N, N, P, R, R
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As LA bakes, duration of heat waves is accelerating faster than climate change, UCLA study shows
As sizzling temperatures sweep across Southern California this week, University of California, Los Angeles researchers have released an alarming new finding — the duration of heat waves is increasing faster than global ...Read more
Whitefish decline a 'big' problem in Great Lakes, DNR biologist says
The story of Great Lakes whitefish is not a happy one, state fish biologist Stephen Lenart warned on Thursday, but it needs to be told as their numbers decline.
Lenart presented the uncomfortable facts about the iconic ...Read more
Four fungi related to species that hijack brains of insects discovered in Thailand
If you’ve played the video game “The Last of Us” or seen the television adaption, then you’ve heard of cordyceps — a “zombie” fungus that infects its host and takes over its body. This leads to the main ...Read more
NASA targets July 31 for Crew-11 launch while Ax-4 mission won't return until next week
There’s nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA’s next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a slot should clear next week allowing for the launch of Crew-11 as early as July 31.
That’s ...Read more
Trump wants to cut research centers like the one in this PNW forest
Budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could lead to the closure of 26 long-term ecological research, or LTER, facilities across the United States, including the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon.
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A week after layoffs linked to AI cost, Microsoft pledges $4B to AI education
Microsoft plans to donate $4 billion worth of cash, technology and training to enhance artificial intelligence education, a substantial bequest as the Redmond, Washington-based software giant aims to make billions more off...Read more
Man charged with smuggling bound, sedated toucans across U.S.-Mexico border
A San Ysidro man was charged Wednesday in San Diego federal court with attempting to smuggle 14 exotic toucans across the U.S.-Mexico border after the protected birds were found bound and hidden in his car’s dashboard.
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Ghost factories are a warning sign for green manufacturing's future
The vast tract of land off Route 85 was meant to be a symbol of Made-in-America manufacturing. A billion-dollar battery factory was going to rise, bringing thousands of new jobs. The business announced, “Get Ready ...Read more
Largest Everglades flamingo flock in a decade spotted. Are they nesting in Florida?
MIAMI – One of the largest flocks of flamingos in a decade was recently spotted in the Everglades by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook.
Cook said he stumbled upon a group of 125 American flamingos ...Read more
Today's Word "enunciate"
enunciate \ee-NUN-see-ayt; ih-\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To utter articulately; to pronounce. 2 : To state or set forth precisely or systematically. 3 : To announce; to proclaim; to declare.
(intransitive verb) - To utter ...Read more
This Day in History, July 10
On July 10th, 1778, Louis XVI declared war on Great Britain.
Hindmate
Enter words into the following word chain such that each pair of words in the chain forms a compound word. No word can appear in the chain more than one time. Each "?" represents a missing word. Example: girl ? ? shape = girl friend ship shape = girlfriend friendship shipshape.
hind ? back ? ? up ? ? work ? ? step ? ? ? mate
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70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil discovered under Denver Museum of Nature and Science
A new dinosaur fossil at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science was found buried hundreds of feet under the facility’s parking lot in January, making the herbivorous animal’s remains the oldest and deepest dinosaur ...Read more
Death toll rises in Texas as rescuers search for 160 missing
Crews in central Texas are digging through massive piles of debris, overturned vehicles and shattered homes for a sixth day as the search continues for victims of flash floods that killed more than 100 people over the ...Read more
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