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Nevada researchers trace rise, fall of Roman Empire through ice

Scientists from the Desert Research Institute in Nevada have pioneered a way to pinpoint pivotal moments in Western civilization using ancient lead pollution trapped deep inside the Greenland ice sheet.

Bundy co-defendant gets time served, probation in Oregon occupation

Joseph O’Shaughnessy was sentenced Thursday to time served and two years of supervised release for his role in the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. He previously agreed to pay $7,000 in restitution.

Snowpack drops sharply across West over 60-year period

Scientists have found dramatically declining snowpack across the American West over the past six decades that will likely cause water shortages in the region that cannot be managed by building new reservoirs, according to a study published Friday.