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People often miscalculate climate choices, a study says. One surprise is owning a dog
It turns out many Americans aren't great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to climate change.A study recently published by the National Academy of Sciences found that when asked to rank actions, such as swapping a car that uses gasoline for an electric one, carpooling or reducing food waste, participants weren’t very accurate when assessing how much those actions contributed to climate change, which is caused mostly by the release of greenhouse gases that happen when fuels like gasoline, oil and coal are burned.
"People over-assign impact to... Read More
Great white shark is seen near popular beaches in Maine, sparking a warning from police
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Reports of a large great white shark near some of Maine's most popular beaches have prompted police in one coastal town to issue a warning on Tuesday.Scarborough's marine resource officer got word of the roughly 10- to 12-foot shark (over 3 meters) on Monday, police said. The shark was spotted in the area of Crescent Beach State Park, Higgins Beach and Pine Point Beach, they said, all located within a half-hour's drive of Portland.
Commercial clam fisherman David Lancaster was able to take drone footage of the shark swimming just beneath the... Read More
Scientists standing by to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England waters
BOSTON (AP) — A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade and scientists want to monitor its condition to see if a rescue is necessary before it succumbs to the cold water or lack of food, they said Friday.The threatened species, which makes its habitat in warmer southern Gulf waters in places like Florida, was first seen July 26 off the southwestern coast of Cape Cod in the area of Nantucket Sound. Mashpee resident Jennifer Sullivan took a video of it swimming alongside paddle boarders in an inlet behind a marina... Read More
Scientists search for DNA of an endangered salamander in Mexico Cityâs canals
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Sixty years ago, residents of a canal-crossed borough in Mexico City could pluck axolotls — the large salamander reminiscent of a tiny dragon — out of the water with their hands because they were so plentiful. Now it’s almost impossible to find them in the wild.That's why scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University are filtering Xochimilco’s murky waters for traces of the endangered creature’s DNA.
“We all shed DNA along our path across the world and that can be captured by filtering air or water,” said biologist Luis... Read More
Venus and Jupiter appear close in the sky as summer's best meteor shower peaks soon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Summer's most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks early Wednesday. At the same time, Venus and Jupiter will converge in the sky — overlapping like a very bright star.If your focus is the meteor shower, it's worth knowing that this year a bright moon will dampen viewing during the pre-dawn peak, so some experts recommend waiting a week or so to glimpse shooting stars against a darker sky.
The Perseids "are an incredible meteor shower,” said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium program coordinator at the Bell Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Top Stories in Science
- People often miscalculate climate choices, a study says. One surprise is owning a dog
- Great white shark is seen near popular beaches in Maine, sparking a warning from police
- Scientists standing by to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England waters
- Scientists search for DNA of an endangered salamander in Mexico Cityâs canals
- Venus and Jupiter appear close in the sky as summer's best meteor shower peaks soon
- Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks
- Feel sticky this summer? That's because it's been record muggy East of the Rockies
- Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97
- Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers
- A fiery meteor that punched through a Georgia home's roof is older than Earth, a scientist says
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- People often miscalculate climate choices, a study says. One surprise is owning a dog
- Great white shark is seen near popular beaches in Maine, sparking a warning from police
- Scientists standing by to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England waters
- Scientists search for DNA of an endangered salamander in Mexico Cityâs canals
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- Venus and Jupiter appear close in the sky as summer's best meteor shower peaks soon
- A fiery meteor that punched through a Georgia home's roof is older than Earth, a scientist says
- Hubble Space Telescope takes best picture yet of the comet visiting from another solar system
- Trump moves to shut down NASA missions that measure carbon dioxide and plant health
- Stuck astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA less than 5 months after extended spaceflight