From Defiled to Wild--Can a Spent Coal Mine Be Reborn as a Nature Conservation Center?
Kentucky’s first mountaintop removal coal mine is being turned into grassland to support valuable game species
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Treating Toxins with Tree Microbes
Specialized bacteria help trees clean up Superfund site
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New Wireless Pacemaker Could Prevent Common Complications
Powered by microwaves, the device avoids some of the risks traditional systems pose
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Wanted: Illegal Fish Dumpers
The Department of Wildlife is offering a bounty for purveyors of invasive fish
Growing Virtual Plants Could Help Farmers Boost Their Crops
Researchers are using 3-D modeling to identify the future’s heartiest pickings
How Do You Move a Giant Sequoia?
Boise, Idaho, recently relocated a century-old, living tree provided by John Muir
Family Meal? Ancestral Humans May Have Engaged in Ritualistic Cannibalism
Patterns carved in an arm bone could mean the gruesome practice held some ceremonial value for Paleolithic people
Mega-Tsunami Could Be Triggered by an Alaska Quake
Researchers have found tectonic features on the ocean floor off the Alaska coast similar to those that drove the 2011 earthquake in Japan
The Art of Neuroscience 2017
The winners of an annual contest capture the brain at its most beautiful
The Art of Neuroscience 2017
The winners of an annual contest capture the brain at its most beautiful
Ground Control to Major Google: Space Station Street View Is Here
Take a self-guided tour and imagine what it is like to be an astronaut
Pinpointing the Brain's Motivation Switch
Researchers identify neurons important for the drive to win in mice
Widely Used Pesticide Is a Buzzkill for Honeybees
Findings add fuel to the debate over whether a commonly used chemical damages insect populations
Watch the Human Brain Come to Life in This Stunning Piece of Art
Drawn and etched with algorithms, Greg Dunn’s masterpiece is unique in more ways than one
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Star Trek Legacy Lives On in Space Exploration [Video]
A film director, a rocket scientist and two physicists discuss how the television series influenced culture and inspired a generation of scientists
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot: Astronomers Discover a Giant Planet Hotter Than Most Stars
The latest discovery is the fieriest one yet, and researchers can’t wait to investigate