Sunday, September 2, 2018

NPR News: Centuries Old Plant Collection Now Online — A Treasure Trove For Researchers

Centuries Old Plant Collection Now Online — A Treasure Trove For Researchers
Close to 800,000 records from about a dozen plant collections or "herbaria" are being digitized, allowing researchers broad access to data on plant species collected and preserved in past centuries.

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Saturday, September 1, 2018

NPR News: Discontinued Training Materials For Spanish-Speaking Firefighters Ignites Outcry

Discontinued Training Materials For Spanish-Speaking Firefighters Ignites Outcry
Many wildfire fighting crews are Spanish speaking. That's why, a decade ago, the government created training materials in Spanish for native speakers — but those manuals are no longer available.

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NPR News: The Defunding Of Grand Canyon Science

The Defunding Of Grand Canyon Science
The federal government is defunding scientific research programs in the Grand Canyon/Colorado River region, leaving longstanding projects and lots of jobs in limbo.

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NPR News: Elite Wildland Firefighters Are The Pride Of The Blackfeet Reservation

Elite Wildland Firefighters Are The Pride Of The Blackfeet Reservation
No drinking, no drugs, no tardiness, and they have to run a seven-minute mile. They're the Chief Mountain Hotshots, the all-Native firefighting crew from Montana's Blackfeet Reservation.

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NPR News: Insulin's High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing

Insulin's High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing
Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and 26 when he died. He couldn't afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies, so he tried to stretch the doses.

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NPR News: The Defunding Of Grand Canyon Science

The Defunding Of Grand Canyon Science
The federal government is defunding scientific research programs in the Grand Canyon/Colorado River region, leaving longstanding projects and lots of jobs in limbo.

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NPR News: California Lawmakers Pass Net Neutrality Bill

California Lawmakers Pass Net Neutrality Bill
The net neutrality protections, which advocates call the strongest in the country, now go to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown.

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