Troubled Delta System Is California’s Water Battleground

The fight pits the north against the south, farmers against environmental groups, farmers against one another and residents against the governor.
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Grandma's Blessing Rose

I had planned to stop with three new roses this year, but this one was so lovely--with its deep red buds blooming into flowers that get lighter as they open--that I simply couldn't resist it. I took this photo before the Japanese beetles arrived, or you would see three or four crawling inside the flower.
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Spectacular Northern Lights Show Could Continue This Weekend (Photos, Video)

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, painted the sky with brilliant ribbons of color this week, and the colorful displays could continue, following another solar explosion spotted by NASA.
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Rats dream about the places they wish to go

Do you dream of where you'd like to go tomorrow? It looks like rats do. When the animals are shown a food treat at the end of a path they cannot access and then take a nap, the neurons representing that route in their brains fire as they sleep – as if they are dreaming about running down the corridor to grab the grub. "It's like looking at a holiday brochure for Greece the day before you go – that night you might dream about the pictures," says Hugo Spiers of University College London.
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Glacial Earthquakes Help Scientists Track Massive Ice Loss in Greenland

Glacial quakes may actually help researchers track massive ice loss.
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Giant earthquakes are shaking Greenland — and scientists just figured out the disturbing reason why

The stunning science behind why Greenland is having so many earthquakes.
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What the Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in U.S. History Means for Farms

Large poultry producers have been caught off guard by a disease that has killed almost 50 million birds.
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