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Humans vs. beavers: The battle of 1993

Humans vs. beavers: The battle of 1993

Culverts were created to help move water underneath roads, and turned out to be a dam-building beaver's paradise. In 1993, reporter Leif Enger reported on a victory for mankind in the beaver wars.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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Why future earthlings won't see total solar eclipses

Why future earthlings won't see total solar eclipses

The Earth won't enjoy total solar eclipses forever because the moon is moving farther away, so it looks smaller and smaller over time.

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More than spectacle: Eclipses create science and so can you

More than spectacle: Eclipses create science and so can you

Scientists will focus on the sun, but they will also examine what happens to Earth's weather, to space weather, and to animals and plants on Earth as the moon totally blocks out the sun. The moon's shadow will sweep along a narrow path, from Oregon to South Carolina.
by The Associated Press

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White supremacist site banned by GoDaddy after Virginia rally

White supremacist site banned by GoDaddy after Virginia rally

The Daily Stormer published a story mocking protester Heather Heyer and making light of the events in Virginia, prompting calls for GoDaddy, which hosts the site, to take the site down.

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Parenting style matters when it comes to raising a guide dog

Parenting style matters when it comes to raising a guide dog

New research suggests that when puppies have more attentive, active mothers, they're more likely to fail guide-dog training.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Scientists prepare for 'the most beautiful thing you can see in the sky'

Scientists prepare for 'the most beautiful thing you can see in the sky'

You'd think that after hundreds of years of watching total solar eclipses, scientists would know all they'd need to about that particular phenomenon. You'd be wrong.

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Go see it, eclipse chasers urge. 'Your first time is always special'

Go see it, eclipse chasers urge. 'Your first time is always special'

A small number of passionate "shadow-lovers" roam the world to be at exactly the right place when the moon blots out the sun. One man has seen 33 -- and calls each "one of the top events of my life."

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How smartphones are making kids unhappy

How smartphones are making kids unhappy

Psychologist Jean Twenge has observed dramatic shifts in behavior among children who go through adolescence with smartphones. They're spending less time with friends and reporting greater anxiety.
by Audie Cornish

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Al Gore speaks about new movie, 'An Inconvenient Sequel'

Al Gore speaks about new movie, 'An Inconvenient Sequel'

Former Vice President Al Gore speaks about his new movie, "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power." Gore believes the stakes are high, but human ingenuity and passion can successfully combat climate change.
by MPR News Staff

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