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As U. S. government looks to leverage food aid, producers seek other delivery methods
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (88+ words) The U. S. is changing the way food aid is distributed to starving children around the world. It is now using aid as a diplomatic tool as nutrition bars pile up in U. S. factories. As U. S. government looks to leverage food aid, producers seek…...
As western fires erupt, Trump's Forest Service says it's now fully staffed
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (290+ words) A U. S. Forest Service wildland firefighter in Idaho Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption The U. S. Forest Service says it has now exceeded its wildland firefighter hiring targets for this summer's fire season. Newly released numbers provided by the agency to NPR show…...
Lower water levels put Grand Canyon river recreation at risk
1+ week, 1+ day ago (50+ words) NPR Lower water levels put Grand Canyon river recreation at risk The new climate-changed reality of less water in the Colorado River has Grand Canyon river guides worried about the future viability of their businesses. Become an NPR sponsor...
Worries over water as a giant data center moves into the New Mexico desert
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1814+ words) The building site for the Project Jupiter data center in Do'a Ana County, New Mexico STACK Infrastructure/Oracle hide caption SANTA TERESA, N. M. - One of the largest data centers in the country is rising from the parched scrub desert of southern…...
President Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1051+ words) Wildfire and smoke maps like this one on the federal government's fire. airnow. gov website were developed in part from research funded by the U. S. Forest Service fire. airnow. gov hide caption SEATTLE " Few public universities get more federal research funding…...
Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1042+ words) Bumblebees figured out how to get to an out-of-reach reward in a new study, proving they can problem-solve on the fly. Mikko T'rm'nen/University of Oulu hide caption For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow…...
Trump travels to Wisconsin for an agriculture roundtable
2+ week, 4+ day ago (819+ words) President Trump headed to Wisconsin hoping to reassure farmers his agenda is working for them despite high gas prices and other hurdles thanks to the war in Iran. Yesterday, President Trump went to Wisconsin for a roundtable with farmers. But…...
This common garden plant summons wasps as bodyguards: Short Wave
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (1273+ words) SPEAKER: You're listening to Short Wave from NPR. REGINA BARBER: Hey, Short Wavers, Regina Barber here. HANNAH CHINN: And Hannah Chinn with our biweekly science news roundup. BARBER: And we're lucky enough to have Sacha Pfeiffer back on the show,…...
Why the U. S. cattle herd is at a 75-year low " and what it means for beef prices
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1696+ words) Cows stand in a feed barn at Hallstead Farms in Lexington, Ky. , in February. Although the U. S. cattle herd size has shrunk in recent decades, U. S. beef production has remained strong, partly because cattle now weigh hundreds of pounds more than they…...
U. S. probes foreign links to agriculture research to protect food supply
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (929+ words) The Agriculture Department is applying more scrutiny to research done by its employees alongside noncitizens. The directives, laid out in a memo which went out to USDA employees and research institutions earlier this month, are part of a broader effort…...