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New rare earth processing lab opens in Blacksburg
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (254+ words) China currently owns and processes most of the world's rare earth minerals. Ongoing tariff disputes are adding heat to an already hot race to catch up. The U.S. is making some progress, thanks to a new facility in Blacksburg. Inside a…...
Hampton school plants 'moon tree' with seed from Artemis space mission
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (500+ words) Behind Mary W. Jackson Elementary School in Hampton, a small loblolly pine sapling sits protected by a metal fence. Students planted the tree a few months ago " but it started its life far, far away. The pine is growing from one…...
Cardinal Conversation: Proposed data center in Wise County aims to minimize water consumption
1+ week, 4+ day ago (92+ words) Early stage planning is underway for a potential two-million-square-foot data center in Wise County. The proposed project would include a power plant and new technology to minimize water consumption.Cardinal News business reporter Matt Busse is covering the story and…...
Wildlife group sues to protect rare bird in coastal Virginia, North Carolina
2+ week, 4+ day ago (632+ words) The coastal black-throated green warbler was one of the first birds that Will Harlan learned to identify growing up, and he later taught it to his children. "It is stunningly beautiful. This bright, vibrant yellow head is visible as it…...
Scientists from UVA and NASA invite the public to help monitor plant health around the world
3+ week, 3+ day ago (428+ words) Manuel Lerdau is a professor in the dept. of environmental sciences at UVA. His childhood friend, Paul Mirel is employed by NASA, and together they have come up with a new way for people to track the health of plants…...
UVA team develops faster, cheaper technique for making vaccines
3+ week, 6+ day ago (531+ words) Dr. Steven Zeichner and his team at UVA began their research by thinking about the qualities they wanted in future vaccines -- then coming up with a way to fill that bill. "A technology that can be used to make many…...
Clones of endangered ferrets offer path to recovery, scientists say
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1078+ words) Scientists believe there are only a few hundred black-footed ferrets still living in the Western United States. The carnivores once thrived on the plains between Canada and Mexico, eating prairie dogs and burrowing into their tunnels. But humans plowed up…...
What we might learn through babies' brain activity as they interact with peers and parents
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (322+ words) Have you ever watched a baby stare at their mom or dad as they talk or make silly faces? Or notice how an infant's eyes follow their brother or sister's movements, and wonder, just what is going on inside their…...
A tool-using bovine has researchers rethinking cow intelligence
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (143+ words) A tool-using bovine has researchers rethinking cow intelligence'WVTF A tool-using bovine has researchers rethinking cow intelligence Veronika spends her days in the idyllic pastures of southern Austria, where she lives with her family. And every now and then, she picks…...
Data center backup generators pose growing threat to air quality
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (311+ words) Experts warn that this state could be home to nearly 1,300 data centers in the years to come, and many will be backed up by diesel-burning generators. At Virginia Commonwealth University, Professor Damian Pitt has looked at the potential impact on…...