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Monarch Butterflies Are On The Rebound

7:26am March 05, 2016

After years of decline, the numbers of Monarch butterflies are up. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro speaks with Jorge Rickards of the World Wildlife Fund in Mexico about their promising rebound.

Second Study Affirms New Thinking About Peanut Allergies In Kids

11:08pm March 04, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

A second big study affirms new thinking: early exposure to peanuts — beginning in infancy — reduces the risk of developing a peanut allergy. And this peanut tolerance holds up as kids get older.

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Hubble Sees A Galaxy 13.4 Billion Years In The Past, Breaking Distance Record

8:21pm March 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Looking from Earth, it's in an area just above where the handle of the Big Dipper meets its cup — or, if you prefer, it's just above Ursa Major's rump.

A crop duster sprays a field with pesticides. Former USDA scientist Jonathan Lundgren says that he has been persecuted by the agency because his research points out problems with popular pesticides.

How Free Are USDA Scientists To Speak Their Mind?

4:44pm March 04, 2016

by Dan Charles

Jonathan Lundgren's research pointed out problems with popular pesticides. He says that message — and the messenger — are unwelcome at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

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Hubble Space Telescope Photographs Oldest Galaxy Ever Seen

4:28pm March 04, 2016

The Hubble Space Telescope photographed what scientists say appears to be the oldest galaxy ever seen. It shows a collection of stars that formed 400 years after the Big Bang.

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Resilient Agriculture

4:07pm March 04, 2016

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

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Researchers lowered a specially designed hydrophone mooring from a Coast Guard cutter and down into the Mariana Trench.

Deep-Sea Audio Recordings Reveal A Noisy Mariana Trench, Surprising Scientists

3:15pm March 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Instead of quiet, researchers hear sounds of earthquakes, ships, "the distinct moans of baleen whales" and a passing storm, nearly 7 miles deep in the Pacific.

Solenex's proposed well site is on the land known as the Badger-Two Medicine.

Tribe Says Drilling Project Would Have 'Heartbreaking' Consequences

10:37am March 04, 2016

by Corin Cates-Carney

An energy company is heading to court for the right to drill in Montana, near Glacier National Park. But some Native Americans and environmental groups want to stop the long-delayed project.

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