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A week after the asteroid impact, rotting vegetation, smoke and sulphur create a stinky planet. Plant and animal survivors ...

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Voters have been growing dissatisfied with the major parties for decades. And they are no longer as willing to be told where ...

As cities grow, it would be better to have more efficient, higher-capacity transport than more vehicles on the road.

Councils have no formal duties to reduce emissions, and there is a huge temptation for local politicians to look the other ...

Overcrowded homes, mismatched dog groups and sizes are the biggest drivers of dog-on-dog aggression in South Africa.

Researchers at MIT have suggested that rice seeds can hear the sound of rain, according to a new study. MIT calls it “the ...

Opponents of guaranteed-income programs often argue that recipients will simply take the money and be less motivated to do ...

The EPA’s new interpretations are strategically designed to appeal to the current US Supreme Court’s view of agency authority ...

Hemp-derived THC products are federally legal, for now. A chemist describes the different THC forms these products can ...