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Yes, chef: Tom Colicchio fights to make your food better
The head judge on "Top Chef" is also an influential advocate for ending hunger, greening agriculture, and creating an actual food movement.
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Dreading water: Should coastal communities bear the cost of future floods?
Coastal residents are irate about rising flood insurance premiums. But the next time the sea crushes the coast, the taxpayers may not be able to pick up the bill.
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The Great Lakes may be drying up
"Our lakes have never been lower than they are," says climate scientist Carl Watras.
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Compare time and cost of every possible transportation option with a single app
Whatever your favorite travel app is, RideScout probably has it beat.
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Watch a baby polar bear have his first experience with snow
His verdict seems to be "squeeeee."
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Climate change means more wildfires, and that means lots more air pollution
In California, air pollution from wildfires is expected to soar over the coming decades, according to new research.
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Farm bill passes Senate, with a little something for everyone
The long-delayed grab-bag legislative package finally staggers its way out of the legislature and onto the president's desk.
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Against all odds, this journalist managed to bike around Las Vegas
They tried to get him to use a motorized scooter instead, but he persevered.
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2013 Marked the Thirty-seventh Consecutive Year of Above-Average Temperature
By Janet Larsen Last year was the thirty-seventh consecutive year of above-normal global temperature. According to data from NASA, the global temperature in 2013 averaged 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit (14.6 degrees Celsius), roughly a degree warmer than the twentieth-century average. Since the dawn of agriculture 11,000 years ago, civilization has enjoyed a relatively stable climate. That […]
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Video: McDonald’s has NO idea what you mean by “pink slime”
McDonald’s wants to show you just how innocuous your McNuggets are.
