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Meet the invasives: Asian tiger mosquitos have feelings, too
This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. But are they really scary invaders, or exciting new neighbors? The choice is yours.
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3 reasons to give a damn about the deep sea
Scientists are slowly piecing together the dark and murky puzzle that is the deep ocean's effect on global climate.
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Balmy or blizzards? U.S. coasts are experiencing opposite winters
The recent bout of winter weather has painted the middle of the country and the East Coast in white, while the West has been downright hot.
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We just had a very hot January
The warmth that led 2014 to become the hottest year on record has continued into 2015.
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All the best science experiments involve dynamite
Equipped with plenty of dynamite and seismometers, these geologists are major badasses.
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Are shrooms the new pesticide?
Irish scientists have found that a little bit of fungus growing inside barley can protect the plants from pests, disease, and even climate change.
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Which underwater Boston do you like best?
As rising sea levels begin to threaten to submerge big chunks of the city, Boston holds a contest to spark novel ideas for saving some landmarks.
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New York City could be 9 degrees warmer and 39 inches wetter by 2080
And other alarming details from the city's latest climate change report.
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What is a ‘sky river,’ and why is Miss Piggy flying in it?
Scientists recently flew through the thick of the wet and wild Pineapple Express on an airplane called Miss Piggy. Top that, Kermie.
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Mississippi utility must repay $281M for illegally financing “clean coal”
The state supreme court ruled that Mississippi Power "exceeded its authority" when it raised electricity rates for 186,000 households to fund a controversial, $6.17 billion power plant.
