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Are hurricanes getting stronger?
Science may finally be approaching an answer.
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China is using drones to spy on its yaks
Fascinating, potentially seditious yaks.
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40 percent of U.S. households could switch to a plug-in hybrid without changing their routine
One of the enduring myths about electric vehicles is that they're totally impractical.
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Your holiday wreath could be made of stolen branches
Thieves sneak onto land and chop off tree branches -- or whole trees -- in order to get at the supple tips that wreath-makers prize.
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The Solar Opportunity
The coming of solar grid parity offers an opportunity for millions of Americans to go solar affordably. But it also means a potential transformation, a democratization of an electricity system long dominated by centrally-controlled utilities and centralized ownership and production of electricity. When solar can undercut grid electricity prices, it may also undercut this 20th […]
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GMO labeling becomes law in Connecticut
The new law will require food manufacturers to label anything with GMO ingredients -- but it will only take effect if other states follow suit.
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Watch baby frogs freakishly pop out of their mom’s skin
Warning: This puts the “graphic” in “National Geographic.”
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Solar panel dresses are hideous but keep your phone charged
An hour of sunlight charges your phone halfway. Unfortunately, the clothes are -- how do we say this nicely? -- really ugly.
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Reddit’s science forum banned climate deniers. Why don’t all newspapers do the same?
One of the moderators of the science page on social news site reddit explains why they ousted climate-skeptic commenters and what they learned in the process.
