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Comstock has drilled mostly in one pocket of the region, and it’s unclear whether other areas will yield such prolific wells—and how the wells will behave over time.

The hurricane passed through eastern Cuba on Wednesday morning with 105 mile-an-hour winds and is expected to dump as much as 25 inches of rain in certain areas, according to the National Hurricane Center.

In a secluded section of Antarctica's western Weddell Sea, researchers have made an extraordinary discovery in an area once concealed beneath 200 meters of solid ice.

Because developing new antibiotics is costly and offers limited financial reward, few pharmaceutical companies are investing in this critical area.

For instance, renewable energy sources are now cheaper than fossil fuels in most areas, and electric vehicles are rapidly replacing gasoline and diesel models.