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Climate change protesters block off 5 London bridges
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 17th - 7:24am
Hundreds of protesters have turned out in central London and blocked off the capital's main bridges to demand the government take climate change seriously.
Space station supplies launched, 2nd shipment in 2 days
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Nov 17th - 2:04am
A load of space station supplies rocketed into orbit from Virginia on Saturday, the second shipment in two days.
Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to watch
Ashley Strickland, CNN | Posted Nov 16th - 9:05pm
In the early morning hours of Saturday and Sunday, the Leonid meteor shower will send shooting stars across the sky. But Saturday, about 3 a.m. ET, will have less moonlight obstructing the view of the meteors in the United States.
Fight over dinosaur fossils comes down to what's a mineral
Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press | Posted Nov 16th - 2:34pm
About 66 million years after two dinosaurs died apparently locked in battle on the plains of modern-day Montana, an unusual fight over who owns the entangled fossils has become a multimillion-dollar issue that hinges on the legal definition of "mineral."
Salt Lake City commits to forming digital inclusion plan. Here's why that matters
Carrie Rogers-whitehead, KSL.com Contributor | Posted Nov 16th - 2:01pm
Almost 20 percent of the population in Salt Lake City does not have a computer. Now, Salt Lake's committed to addressing that and other issues.
Cargo ship launch clears crewed mission to space station
Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press | Posted Nov 16th - 11:28am
A Russian Soyuz rocket sent a cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station on Friday, a successful launch that cleared the way for the next crew to travel to the space outpost.
NASA accepts delivery of European powerhouse for moonship
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Nov 16th - 9:22am
NASA has accepted delivery of a key European part needed to power the world's next-generation moonship.
The Latest: Landmark change to kilogram approved
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 16th - 5:38am
The Latest on a scientific meeting on how to define weights and measures (all times local):
Take a weight off: Tears, joy as kilo gets historic update
John Leicester, Associated Press | Posted Nov 16th - 1:08am
In a historic vote, more than 50 nations unanimously approved an overhaul of the international measurement system that underpins global trade and other human endeavors, uniting Friday behind new definitions for the kilogram and other units in a way they fail to do on many other issues.
Study finds healthy group of polar bears in sea near Alaska
Dan Joling, Associated Press | Posted Nov 15th - 4:17pm
The first formal count of polar bears in waters between the United States and Russia indicates they're doing better than some of their cousins elsewhere.
4 former employees file racial harassment complaints against Vivint Smart Home
Liesl Nielsen, KSL.com | Posted Nov 15th - 3:34pm
Four former Vivint Smart Home employees have filed racial harassment complaints against the Provo-based company, just months after two former Vivint Solar employees filed similar lawsuits in June.
Obama to headline Utah tech conference in March
Liesl Nielsen, KSL.com | Posted Nov 15th - 10:08am
Former President Barack Obama is coming to Salt Lake City in March to headline a local tech conference.
Report details damage to ancient Yemeni archaeological sites
Maggie Michael, Associated Press | Posted Nov 15th - 5:33am
A prominent Yemeni rights group has documented heavy damage from ground fighting and airstrikes to at least 34 archaeological sites over the past four years and urged the international community to protect Yemenis' "collective memory."
Farm animals may soon get new features through gene editing
Candice Choi& Health Writer, Associated Press | Posted Nov 14th - 11:04pm
Cows that can withstand hotter temperatures. Cows born without pesky horns. Pigs that never reach puberty.
As wildfires grow deadlier, officials search for solutions
Matthew Brown and Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press | Posted Nov 14th - 3:34pm
Creating fire buffers between housing and dry brush, burying spark-prone power lines and lighting more controlled burns to keep vegetation in check could give people a better chance of surviving wildfires, according to experts searching for ways to reduce growing death tolls from increasingly severe blazes in California and across the U.S. West.
Skulls reveal Neanderthals, humans had similarly harsh lives
Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press | Posted Nov 14th - 11:03am
Life as a Neanderthal was no picnic, but a new analysis says it was no more dangerous than what our own species faced in ancient times.
Houston skyscrapers may have worsened Hurricane Harvey rain
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press | Posted Nov 14th - 11:03am
Humans helped make recent devastating U.S. hurricanes wetter but in different ways, two new studies find.
Swimmer in Australia dies after being stung by stingray
The Associated Press | Posted Nov 17th - 8:58pm
A swimmer in Australia has died of a heart attack after he was stung by a stingray.
