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We’re using groundwater at a terrifying rate, and it’s not just California
Aquifers around the world are being depleted at an alarming rate, according to NASA.
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Why cities should stop trying to be the next Brooklyn
Urban communities aspiring to Brooklyn's popularity should focus on taking care of their current residents -- rather than trading them in for a hipper crowd.
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The great 2016 Hyperloop race is on (but only if this loopy contraption works)
Friction-free pods carrying you from SF to LA at supersonic speed? Elon Musk's wacky vision moves one step closer to reality.
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How to fix America’s beef problems, in under 2 minutes
Watch author and activist Denis Hayes give an elevator pitch for his new book "Cowed" -- in an actual elevator.
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Meet the distractingly sexy women of science who just won the internet
Some are shoulder-deep in cow rectums, and we're crushin' on 'em!
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This power plant slurps up water for Arizona — and burns 15 tons of coal a minute
Navajo Generating Station consumes 22,000 tons of coal and emits 44,000 tons of carbon each day, in large part to deliver Arizona’s water.
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Amazing photosynthetic furniture could grow eco-friendly meals
The desk lunch will never be the same.
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He may be pope, but that doesn’t mean he can stop climate change
Church teachings don't hold much sway in partisan politics where people's minds are already made up. Why do we think the pope's climate stand will be any different?
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The U.S. is cutting out trans fats from processed foods by 2018
The FDA will ban partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the largest source of trans fats in processed foods, by 2018. This is a big deal.
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This drone footage of an iceberg collapsing is sad, cool
A Canadian teen captures explosive aerial footage of an iceberg collapsing, sets it to dramatic music.
