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The rare Joshua tree gets its star turn in this gorgeous time-lapse video
Obviously you should turn the sound off and play the U2 album of the same name.
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Those pardoned turkeys are gonna die anyway
The lucky two will go to a turkey farm where they can run free until they drop dead in a year because commercial turkeys were not built to live.
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Black widows found on grapes in several states; time to stop eating all food
Remember when a British lady found an egg sack of poisonous baby spiders on her banana? This will make you sigh with longing for those simpler times.
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Proud moment: The U.S. is no longer the world’s biggest jerk on climate change
The planet's largest historical greenhouse gas polluter walked away from the U.N. climate talks looking a little better than in years past -- mainly because others behaved so badly.
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Canada approves export of genetically modified salmon eggs
Your genetically modified fish dinner is almost ready. But first it will need to cross the continent twice.
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Amsterdam is collecting pee from public toilets and dumping it on green roofs
Don't worry: They process it into a powder first.
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Mad scientists power a Christmas tree with sad, unloved Brussels sprouts
A team of U.K. scientists have taken 1,000 underappreciated Brussels sprouts and used them to power 100 LEDs.
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Keep other subway riders from getting up in your business with this spiked vest
As much as we love public transportation, we are less excited about touching other people.
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Bid adieu to South Carolina’s drowning shorelines
About 1,200 acres of coastal land has disappeared from four South Carolina islands over the past 25 years, thanks to rising seas and erosion.
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New Zealand rejects climate refugee asylum bid
A New Zealand court turns away a resident of low-lying Kiribati, saying environmental woes aren't sufficient for him to qualify as a refugee.
