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Lisa Klein
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Scientists Date Start of Plate Tectonics Using Ancient Minerals
A group of researchers studied zircons from Australia that show signs of large-scale shifting of Earth’s outermost layer over 3 billion years ago.
Fires Are Keeping Arctic Forest Growth From Offsetting CO2 Release
Scientists hoped new forest growth would trap CO2 released by melting ice and permafrost due to global warming, but a new study shows it’s not enough because wildfires are reducing forest growth.
Indiana Asks Seventh Circuit to Lift Block of Voter Purge Law
The Hoosier State is fighting an injunction barring enforcement of a statute laying out new rules for removing voters from registration lists.
Cook County Clerk Loses Bid to Be Freed From Oversight
A federal appeals panel affirmed a decision that the Chicago-area clerk's office needs an independent monitor in place to prevent political hiring and firing.
Chicago Releases Video of Cop Fatally Shooting 13-Year-Old Boy
An independent agency charged with investigating police misconduct in Chicago released body-camera videos showing the shooting that killed a seventh-grader two weeks ago.
DDT Exposure Linked to Cancer Risk Two Generations Later
A study that looked at blood samples from pregnant women during the 1960s has found that their granddaughters are at higher risk for breast cancer.
Seventh Circuit OKs Wisconsin Governor’s Limit on Press Access
The Seventh Circuit agreed with a federal judge that Wisconsin’s Democratic governor did not discriminate against a conservative think tank when he excluded it from his press list.
Endangered Sea Turtle Migration May Be Linked to Ocean Warming Events
A Harvard research group found that loggerhead sea turtles were crossing a cold Pacific Ocean barrier during times in which the water was unusually warm, bringing scientists closer to understanding how the species migrates from Japan to North America.