TPR's Jerry Clayton recently spoke with Texas A&M Agrilfe Extension entomologist Molly Keck about the overabundance of caterpillars in the area this year.
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Eight states are experimenting with cloud seeding to try to create more precipitation to mitigate the effects of the drought that is gripping much of the western U.S. -
The dinosaur named Llukalkan aliocranianus was a predator with a menacing appearance and the ability to strike fear in its prey. Paleontologists said it roamed the Earth nearly 80 million years ago.
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The asteroid Apophis was taken off of NASA's "risk list" after the space agency determined earlier this month that it poses no risk of impact to Earth within the next century.
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In 2020, there were more hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin than there were names for them. So forecasters turned to the Greek alphabet for more names. But that won't happen this year. One of the National Hurricane Center's chief scientists explains why.
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From fish in jars to rare seeds and microbes, hundreds of millions of biological specimens are stored around the U.S., and caretakers are trying to make them accessible for future research.
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If one of the world's largest container ships had remained solidly lodged in the Suez Canal for much longer, it could have had far-reaching implications.
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Lunney, who played an integral role in the agency's Apollo program, died Friday. He was credited for his quick decision-making during the race to save the lives of the Apollo 13 astronauts.
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There hadn't been an eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula in nearly 800 years. A different volcano in Iceland erupted in 2010, spewing ash that caused long-lasting trouble for international air travel.
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Nelson, who spent six days in orbit aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1986, would succeed Trump-era Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
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NASA is counting down to what should be the final major test of the massive rocket it is building to put the first woman and the next man on the moon.
