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Five Big Things Governor Brown Did on Climate Change
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Governor Brown passed ground-breaking climate policies and hit some major pitfalls during his tenure.
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New Horizons Kicks Off 2019 With Ultima Thule Encounter
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Minutes into 2019, New Horizons made a historic fly-by of the most distant object visited, Ultima Thule.
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The Most Important New California Environmental and Health Laws of 2019
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From an ambitious clean-energy goal to officially recognizing a third gender, California continued to break new legislative ground last year.
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It Was a Banner Year for Space Exploration, With Much More to Come
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From Mercury to Mars and beyond - way beyond - 2018 rocked our world in terms of exploring the solar system. And more tantalizing missions are scheduled in the coming years, as well.
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Are You Sad in the Winter? Scientists May Have Figured Out Why
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Research suggests the winter blues are triggered by specialized light-sensing cells in the retina that communicate directly with brain areas involved in mood.
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California Monarch Butterfly Population Down 86 Percent in One Year
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Butterfly counts typically fluctuate from year to year, but this year's dramatic drop is breathtaking.
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