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With bees in trouble, almond farmers try trees that don't need 'em

With bees in trouble, almond farmers try trees that don't need 'em

A relatively new variety of almond tree called Independence has some beekeepers nervous. These trees are self-fertile -- meaning they technically don't need bees to pollinate their flowers.
by Ezra David Romero

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For adults, lifelong learning happens the old-fashioned way

For adults, lifelong learning happens the old-fashioned way

Even after high school or college, Americans keep on learning. While online tools make this easier than ever, a new study finds the vast majority of adults prefer taking classes in physical places.

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Supreme Court to hear Samsung's appeal in patent dispute with Apple

Supreme Court to hear Samsung's appeal in patent dispute with Apple

Samsung says it paid too much in damages after Apple accused it of copying aspects of the iPhone's design, arguing, "The law of the smartphone cannot follow reflexively from the law of the spoon."

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Map of Mars' gravity illuminates planet's interior

Map of Mars' gravity illuminates planet's interior

The map released by NASA was made by tracking subtle variations in the planet's gravitational pull on orbiting spacecraft.

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Gigi the cow broke the milk production record. Is that bad for cows?

Gigi the cow broke the milk production record. Is that bad for cows?

Cows are being bred to be larger, hungrier, and more productive. But this drive to raise ever-larger, hulking Holsteins has some prominent livestock advocates ringing alarm bells.
by Luke Runyon

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'Eruption': The unfathomable power of Mount St. Helens

'Eruption': The unfathomable power of Mount St. Helens

MPR News host Tom Weber spoke with author Steve Olson about his new book, "Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens." It details the scientific and social history of the Washington state volcano.

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Trees can adjust to warming temps, U of M study finds

There's more time than previously thought before trees and plants go from being a climate change solution to a climate change problem, University of Minnesota scientists have discovered.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Newly discovered dinosaur helps explain rise of tyrannosaurs

Newly discovered dinosaur helps explain rise of tyrannosaurs

The horse-sized Timurlengia euotica provides a glimpse into a 20 million-year gap in fossil records, when tyrannosaurs evolved from "marginal hunters" to "apex predators."

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America Abroad series: 'Online Data, Information and Privacy'

The fight between Apple and the FBI over unlocking an iPhone in the San Bernardino terrorism case underscores a larger international debate over protection of national security and the desire to protect individual privacy.

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