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Byline: SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

16 Apr

published on April 16, 2020 - 1:15 PM

(AP) — A two-decade-long dry spell that has parched much of the western United States is turning into one of

05 Nov

published on November 5, 2019 - 2:50 PM

(AP) — For much of the United States, invasive grass species are making wildfires more frequent, especially in fire-prone California,

04 Nov

published on November 4, 2019 - 12:44 PM

(AP) — For much of the United States, invasive grass species are making wildfires more frequent, especially in fire-prone California,

21 Oct

published on October 21, 2019 - 12:29 PM

(AP) — Climate change is making stronger El Ninos, which change weather worldwide and heat up an already warming planet,

19 Jun

published on June 19, 2019 - 1:03 PM

(AP) — Winter hit U.S. honeybees hard with the highest loss rate yet, an annual survey of beekeepers showed. The

18 Apr

published on April 18, 2019 - 1:52 PM

(AP) — There’s a whole lot of shakin’ going on in Southern California — 10 times more than seismologists had

01 Apr

published on April 1, 2019 - 1:04 PM

(AP) — A robot walks into a bar. It goes CLANG. Alexa and Siri can tell jokes mined from a

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