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A soil scientist, he partnered with the United Nations and other organizations to bring productive agricultural practices to uncooperative terrain.
Read MoreIn the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard the devices that gather precious data.
Read MoreMany of the cancellations had been known for months, but the announcement underscored the drastic change in the energy landscape under President Trump.
Read MoreAt two congressional hearings, lawmakers slammed executives of major companies, saying they were failing to rein in the cost of medical care for consumers.
Read More“It was hiding in plain sight all this time,” one researcher said.
Read MoreFour astronauts departed from the I.S.S. about a month earlier than scheduled because a crew member, who was not identified, has an undisclosed medical issue.
Read MoreA team of mathematicians seeks to cut an infinitely large pancake into as many pieces as possible, in a new take on an old puzzle.
Read MoreFuture games will need to be held at higher altitudes, and spread over multiple venues in order to adapt to a changing climate, new research suggests.
Read MoreThe Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.
Read MoreLow clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge of Antarctica.
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