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Climate change could be changing how we travel

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We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy

Traits inherited from Neanderthals affect everything from fertility, our immune systems and even how COVID-19 affects different people.
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NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft

The pristine samples from deep space are believed to be leftover building blocks from the dawn of our solar system.
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Bipartisan effort from states, White House looks to quadruple efficient AC, heating by 2030

Washington Governor Jay Inslee called heat pumps “almost a miraculous solution” to temperature problems made worse by climate change.
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When is the harvest moon supermoon this month?

You don't want to miss the upcoming supermoon because we won't get another chance to see another one until next year.
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Biden plans to create New Deal-style American Climate Corps using executive order

The program is modeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps, created in the 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of the New Deal.
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A NASA spacecraft flew through massive solar explosion and caught it all on camera

The eruption caught on camera blasted interplanetary dust as far as six million miles away from the sun.
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Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels

Protester said they were especially directing their efforts at many of the leaders of nations that cause the most heat-trapping carbon pollution.
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Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossils fuels as Earth heats up

The protests are taking place in dozens of countries and in hundreds of cities worldwide.
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NASA releases UFO report after yearlong study

The space agency released findings Thursday after a yearlong study into UFOs.
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Biden's rules on clean cars face a crucial test as Republican-led challenges go to an appeals court

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, and the case could make its way up to the Supreme Court.
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Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health

Some of the nation's largest cities will get some of the money, but so will many smaller communities looking to expand their green infrastructure.