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In a slump, Tucson's 'champion' yucca will likely lose title
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — If 2020 is getting you down, you're not alone. Even a champion is withering under the weight of this trying year. The largest soaptree yucca in the United States used to stand stock-straight at the edge of a wash west of...
Nevada mining town embraces environmental group's ranch plan
BEATTY, Nev. (AP) — Environmentalists are taking over a faded Nevada mining town, but many locals don't seem to mind. The Nature Conservancy has become the largest private landowner in the Nye County community of Beatty, where the national...
Researchers trace rise, fall of Roman Empire through ice
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The rise and fall of the Roman Empire isn't just recorded in history books. Scientists from the Desert Research Institute in Nevada have pioneered a way to pinpoint pivotal moments in Western civilization using ancient lead...
Researchers puzzle over tracks that predate dinosaurs
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Roughly 290 million years before rancher Cliven Bundy brought international attention to the Gold Butte area, an early reptile the size of a baby crocodile left its own lasting impressions there. A team of researchers from UNLV...