California's native salmon struggling in fifth year of drought
California's iconic native salmon are struggling amid five years of drought.
Ecology
Sep 4, 2016
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04/09/2016
Drones overfly Champs-Elysees in 'magical' Paris festival
The Champs-Elysees was the setting of a mini-air show on Sunday as amateur drone enthusiasts flew their high-tech toys over the famed Paris avenue in the city's first festival celebrating the gadgets.
Other
Sep 4, 2016
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U. of Missouri defends study that led to beagles' deaths
The University of Missouri is defending its research practices after a national pet-adoption group publicly decried an experiment that led to six female beagles being euthanized.
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2016
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Crowdfunded classrooms: Teachers increasingly solicit online
Paper? Pencils? Laptops? Robots? Teachers are increasingly relying on crowdfunding efforts to stock their classrooms with both the mundane and sometimes big-ticket items.
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2016
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Mega tech fair IFA dives head-first into virtual reality
Always wanted to know what it would be like to watch a TV talkshow in the studio? Or zoom in on a particular player in a Bundesliga game rather than see a wideshot of the field?
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 4, 2016
1
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Deal with oil giant helps near-extinct whale recover
A decade ago, there were just 115 western gray whales left in the world, and their feeding grounds near Russia's Sakhalin Island, north of Japan, were being drilled for oil.
Ecology
Sep 4, 2016
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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers seek gold in face of drought
Once a cocoa planter, Ferdinand Konan Yao has joined the ranks of fellow farmers who have abandoned Ivory Coast's top cash crop to work in clandestine gold mines buried deep in the plantations.
Environment
Sep 4, 2016
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Laundry-folding washing machine: eye-catching gizmos at IFA fair
From curved televisions and futuristic virtual reality headsets to intelligent kitchens, Berlin's mega consumer electronics show offers a mind-boggling array of the latest in high-tech gizmos.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 4, 2016
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Iran's pistachio farms are dying of thirst
The pistachio trees at the village in southern Iran are long dead, bleached white by the sun—the underground water reserves sucked dry by decades of over-farming and waste.
Environment
Sep 4, 2016
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Hermine kills two, ruins beach weekends in northward march
The once-and-future Hurricane Hermine regained strength Saturday as it moved slowly up the Eastern Seaboard and made a mess of the holiday weekend.
Environment
Sep 4, 2016
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