nature
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Why It’s So Hard to Predict Where China’s Out-of-Control Rocket Will Crash
An out-of-control booster from a recently launched Long March 5B rocket is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere on Friday. The 22-metric-ton object poses a threat to human lives and property, but determining exactly when and where it will crash is proving to be fiendishly difficult, and here’s why.
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The U.S. Has a $AU1.56 Billion Plan to Electrify School Buses
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Seattle and Portland Residents Don Outdoor Masks Amid Dangerously Bad Air Quality
Residents of the U.S. Pacific Northwest this week are breathing heavily polluted air, as wildfires blankets the region.
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Is the Spotted Lanternfly Takeover Inevitable?
You’ve heard the pleas from scientists: Squash these bugs without mercy. Entomologists and agriculture experts have been begging the public to help stop the spread of the ultra-destructive spotted lanternfly for several years now, but despite our best efforts, the invasive insect is now a familiar sight in 14 states, where it’s killing trees and…