Brazil promises backing for beleaguered indigenous people

Brazil’s government brushed off criticism Wednesday that it is failing to protect vulnerable indigenous tribes in the wake of a bloody attack that left 13 people wounded.

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Climate Change Is Causing More Sweltering Summer Days

This past winter was an exceptionally strange one across North America. Rain deluged California, as unseasonable warmth fanned across the Midwest and Eastern seaboard. In New York, sales of salt and snow shovels plunged; in Washington, some of the famous cherry trees bloomed too early and died. When the weather gets weird, many people now think of climate change. And nearly as many people know, too, that it’s hopeless to try to figure out if it’s to blame.

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On Rare Occasions, the Grand Canyon fills with Thick Cloud

This strange phenomenon is called a "cloud inversion", and when it happens the results are spectacular

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Bumblebees: Pesticide 'Reduces Queen Egg Development'

Using the insecticide thiamethoxam in spring could reduce bee numbers later in the year, a study finds.

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CRISPR Eliminates HIV in Live Animals

New research reveals that HIV DNA can be excised from the genomes of living animals to eliminate further infection.

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Last year they were a little further in the beginning of May. The April weather must have set them a little back, but now they are here :-)

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After historic weekend flooding, Missouri braces for next deluge

After some of the most extreme flooding in the region in over 100 years, Missouri and its neighboring states await the next deluge, which threatens further damage. A slow-moving area of low pressure is predicted to dump up to four inches of new rain between Tuesday night and Thursday following the 6 to 12 inches that fell over the weekend.

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