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Rare Death Valley plant removed from endangered species list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it is “delisting” the Eureka Valley evening-primrose and upgrading the status of Eureka dune grass from endangered to the less-imperiled threatened status.

Wanted: ‘Citizen scientists’ to help count Joshua trees

A team of researchers has come up with an innovative way to determine exactly where the trees live and where they might live in the future, but it requires satellite observations and lots of boots on the ground.

Oldest captive polar bear in US has died

The Philadelphia Zoo on Tuesday said that the 37-year-old bear, Coldilocks, was in declining health and was euthanized.

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Endangered species find safe harbor at Springs Preserve

It’s not quite Noah’s Ark, but Springs Preserve is gradually becoming an urban lifeboat for some of the Mojave Desert’s most threatened species.

 
Apple’s $349 HomePod will leave a ring on your wooden table

People who bought the just-released $349 internet-connected speaker from Apple, dubbed the HomePod, are reporting that it leaves a white ring on the surfaces of wooden furniture.

EPA prepares to shutter its lab in Las Vegas

The agency’s research branch has confirmed plans to vacate its lab on the UNLV campus and pull out of the Las Vegas Valley altogether by Sept. 30.

Uber, Waymo settle self-driving car lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has settled a lawsuit alleging that it ripped off self-driving car technology from Google’s autonomous vehicle division.

Miami releases millions of modified mosquitoes to stop Zika outbreak

Mosquitoes are a year-round downside to living in subtropical Miami, but millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes flying in a suburban neighborhood are being hailed as an innovation that may kill off more bugs that spread of Zika and other viruses.

 
SpaceX new rocket blasts off with red Tesla on board

SpaceX’s big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars.

Super blue blood moon over Las Vegas — PHOTOS

Moon-gazers across the Las Vegas Valley were not disappointed by Wednesday morning’s celestial event. A cloudless sky with the temperature hovering around 50 made for a perfect night of viewing the super blue blood moon.

 
Ice age fossils return to Las Vegas after decades in California museum

A crew from UNLV and the Las Vegas Natural History Museum returned from Redlands, California, Saturday night with four vehicles packed full of fossils collected from the upper Las Vegas Wash over past 20 years or so.

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