Ashley Westerman
Stories
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Poll: Americans Want NASA To Focus More On Asteroid Impacts, Less On Getting To Mars
American attitudes toward space exploration and NASA's priorities have changed ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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World
Nearly 71 Million People Forcibly Displaced Worldwide In 2018, U.N. Report Says
The record number headlined the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' annual "Global Trends" report published Wednesday, just a day before World Refugee Day.
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Environment
Why Is China Placing A Global Bet On Coal?
China has taken dramatic steps to fight climate change, including shutting major coal power plants. But now it plans to build hundreds of coal plants abroad.