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U.S. map shows most states score poorly on a grading system for pre-term births.

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  • Health

A nonprofit says preterm births are up in the U.S. — and it's not a partisan issue

March of Dimes' annual report on infant and maternal health drops the U.S. from a C- to a D+, citing a 15-year high in the preterm birth rate. But it also offers some encouraging signs and solutions.

November 15, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Fire officials responded to a blaze earlier this month near California's Lake Englebright.

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  • Space

A California man says a meteor may have set his home ablaze. Scientists are skeptical

Witnesses saw a "flaming basketball" streaking across the sky, then heard a loud crash, then Dustin Procita's house went up in flames. But that may be a coincidence, not the fire's cause.

November 15, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is a founding member of the nonprofit that made a tool to track big polluters.

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  • Climate

Al Gore helped launch a global emissions tracker that keeps big polluters honest

The online tool tracks power plants, oil refineries, large ships and other sources of greenhouse gases. Gore plans to expand the tracker to observe every major source of emissions.

November 14, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim
The X-37B orbital test vehicle concluded its sixth successful mission early Saturday.

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  • Space

A secretive Space Force plane completed its longest mission yet

Details about the X-37B's 908 days spent orbiting Earth are scant. But with each new mission, we learn a little bit more about it.

November 12, 2022
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  • Emma Bowman
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  • World

A crash course in organ transplants helps Ukraine's cash-strapped healthcare system

The war has hammered Ukraine's health care budget, leaving some patients without access to care. U.S. hospitals are helping to fill the gap.

November 12, 2022
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  • Daniel Ackerman
If election uncertainty makes you anxious, you're not alone. Kate Sweeny, who studies the psychology of waiting, says there are ways to try to make it less stressful.

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  • Mental Health

Anxious while awaiting election results? Here are expert tips to help you cope

Kate Sweeny, who studies the psychology of waiting, says it's normal to stress about uncertainty. Her suggestions for coping include changing your mindset, taking action and finding deep distraction.

November 11, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Gorillas are seen here at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2013.

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  • Animals

It turns out that chimpanzees and gorillas can form lasting friendships

Two decades of research in Nouabalé-Ndoki Park in the Republic of Congo found the primates foraging alongside each other, wrestling, seeking out their pals — and occasionally making threats.

November 11, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
The Challenger liftoff

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  • Space

A piece of the wrecked 1986 Challenger space shuttle was found off Florida's coast

A documentary crew with the History Channel initially made the discovery during a dive looking for World War II-era wreckage.

November 11, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Workers at a coal mine in Ukraine start their shifts. Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted global supplies of fossil fuels and led to more reliance on coal for electricity in some countries.

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  • Climate

Here's what happened on Day 5 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

Russia's war in Ukraine also threatens to wreck climate goals, members of Congress arrive, and an actor changes his name to draw attention to global warming

November 10, 2022
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  • Rebecca Hersher,
  • Lauren Sommer,
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At this year's U.N. climate conference, a major focus is boosting investment in developing countries. Experts say renewable energy projects like this wind farm in South Africa can be attractive to private investors.

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  • Climate

Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it

Private investment is crucial to addressing climate change. But a big barrier to private investment in developing countries is the perception that risks are higher than in industrialized nations.

November 09, 2022
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  • Michael Copley
A total lunar eclipse graces the night skies during the first blood moon of the year, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, May 15, 2022.

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  • Space

A total lunar eclipse happened Tuesday — and it won't happen again for 3 years

In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the moon fell completely into Earth's shadow and turned a shade of red — either an astronomical delight or Election Day omen, depending on who you ask.

November 08, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Every state except Hawaii and Arizona currently observes daylight saving time. But each year, more states say it's time to stop futzing with the clock and embrace daylight saving time year-round.

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  • National

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here are 4 things you should know

More than a third of U.S. states now support the idea of making daylight saving time permanent. It's already in effect for about eight months of the year.

November 05, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Giulia Heyward
In an experiment conducted by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, bees could make their way through an unobstructed path to a feeding area or opt for a detour into a chamber with wooden balls (toys). Many took the detour.

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  • Animals

If bumblebees can play, does it mean they have feelings? This study suggests yes

Scientists wanted to learn whether bees, like humans and other mammals, had any interest in playing for fun's sake. They say they have evidence that bees do, and that could change how we view insects.

November 05, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
<em>Good Night Oppy </em>is a suspense-filled ride, crammed with brainstorming, trouble-shooting, deadline-pushing, and frequent nail-biting.

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  • Movie Reviews

A loving salute to NASA's Mars rover program in 'Good Night Oppy'

The Mars Rovers Opportunity and Spirit were expected to remain operational for 90 days. Fifteen years later, Oppy was still roving, as the new documentary Good Night Oppy chronicles.

November 04, 2022
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By:
  • Bob Mondello
A view of soybeans being planted on a farm in Balfour, South Africa on Oct. 20, 2021. Regenerative agriculture is a loosely defined term, but generally involves promoting on-farm soil health and carbon sequestration through practices like cover cropping and no-tilling.

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  • Climate

Big food companies commit to 'regenerative agriculture' but skepticism remains

Ahead of the U.N. climate change conference, CEOs of huge food corporations, including Mars, PepsiCo and McDonald's, are making regenerative agriculture commitments.

November 03, 2022
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  • Dana Cronin
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