Thursday, September 1, 2016

NPR News: How GMOs Cut The Use Of Pesticides — And Perhaps Boosted Them Again

How GMOs Cut The Use Of Pesticides — And Perhaps Boosted Them Again
There's new and detailed data on the impact of genetically modified crops on pesticide use. Those crops replaced insecticides, and, at first, some herbicides. But herbicide use has rebounded.

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NPR News: SpaceX Launch Pad In Florida Is Scene Of Large Explosion, Days Before Launch

SpaceX Launch Pad In Florida Is Scene Of Large Explosion, Days Before Launch
Early Thursday, a "significant explosion" hit the launch area, the 45th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral Air Station tells member station WMFE's Brendan Byrne.

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NPR News: One Result Of China's Buildup In South China Sea: Environmental Havoc

One Result Of China's Buildup In South China Sea: Environmental Havoc
China has been creating artificial islands out of reefs in the South China Sea. Environmentalists say the process is killing off coral and giant clams.

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NPR News: Want To Make Better Predictions? Researchers Explore How

Want To Make Better Predictions? Researchers Explore How
Analyzing an event by breaking it down into details might seem like a good way to predict the outcome, but social science research suggests that when most of us do it, we make worse predictions.

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NPR News: Want To Make Better Predictions? Researchers Explore How

Want To Make Better Predictions? Researchers Explore How
Analyzing an event by breaking it down into details might seem like a good way to predict the outcome, but social science research suggests that when most of us do it, we make worse predictions.

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NPR News: POLL: Most Americans Want Congress To Make Zika Funding A High Priority

POLL: Most Americans Want Congress To Make Zika Funding A High Priority
That's what 76 percent said in a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey. Half the respondents also said they'd be uncomfortable traveling to places in Florida where mosquitoes are spreading Zika.

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NPR News: POLL: Most Americans Want Congress To Make Zika Funding A High Priority

POLL: Most Americans Want Congress To Make Zika Funding A High Priority
That's what 76 percent said in a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey. Half the respondents also said they'd be uncomfortable traveling to places in Florida where mosquitoes are spreading Zika.

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