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Lawmakers at the U.S. House of Representatives voted to lift a federal ban on mining in the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe ...

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Safety screenings of two nuclear reactors in central Japan’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant were reportedly fabricated.

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Science at the cutting edge of modern physics, astronomy, engineering, and other areas of innovation that are paving the way toward the world of tomorrow often falls into the “disruptive technology” ...