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PHOTOS: Solar Eclipse at the Great Serpent Mound
There are a number of reasons why the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 was a particularly dazzling event. For one, we won’t have another solar eclipse until 2024… Read More
Trump Administration Halts Mining Health Study
The Trump administration’s Department of the Interior has asked the National Academy of Sciences to suspend research into the health effects of mountaintop removal coal mining. A team from the National Academies… Read More
Solar Eclipse Brings Excitement, Caution
At about 2:30 p.m. today, the skies will be the focus for the nation, as a solar eclipse overshadows all other events. Though retailers and optometrists’ offices alike are completely… Read More
Eclipse Day: NPR Live Blog
It is indeed dark during the day as a total solar eclipse makes its way from Oregon to South Carolina. Eleven states are in the path of total darkness. Follow… Read More