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Wind Chill Gauging Method Altered

When the icy blasts of winter return to North America, those fearsome wind chill numbers won't sound quite as ominous as before.
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NASA Wing Unofficially Breaks Record

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Environment news // 15 August, 2001 04:36:16
 A solar-powered flying wing soared past previous altitude records for non-rocket powered aircraft Monday, and NASA officials hoped it would reach a maximum height of 100,000 feet.

Solar-Powered Flying Wing Takes Off

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Environment news // 13 August, 2001 10:25:44
 NASA's solar-powered flying wing took off Monday on a slow attempt to reach a world altitude record and show that the design might be capable of flying on Mars.

China Hoping for Panda Baby Boom

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Environment news // 12 August, 2001 08:29:23
 China is hoping for a panda baby boom, and thirteen giant pandas are lined up in the effort.

Solar-Powered Wing Set for Launch

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Environment news // 12 August, 2001 08:02:33
 The giant, solar-powered flying wing NASA is testing in Hawaii could one day routinely sail the skies above Earth - and eventually Mars. But first it has to get off the ground.

Appearance of First Fungi Studied

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Environment news // 09 August, 2001 06:37:59
 The first fungi may have appeared on land a billion years ago, nearly twice as early as previously believed, according to scientists studying mutations in plant genes.

Study: Pollution Hiding Milky Way

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Environment news // 09 August, 2001 06:15:17
 A flood of artificial light has left one in five humans unable to see the bright band of the Milky Way at night, according to a new study of the global effects of light pollution.

Computers Model Virtual Hurricanes

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Environment news // 05 August, 2001 04:57:20
 In a key step toward improving hurricane prediction, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., have reproduced in a computer model the fine- scale structure that drives the birth and strengthening of tropical cyclones.

A New Riddle For The Sphinx

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Environment news // 31 July, 2001 03:52:10
 In the land of pharaohs and sphinxes, civil engineers are trying to solve a new riddle: Why are some of Egypt's most treasured antiquities crumbling into dust?

Scientists: Biotech Corn Still Not Safe

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Environment news // 30 July, 2001 06:10:07
 Scientists advising the government said Friday that genetically altered StarLink corn has not been proven safe for food.

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