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We’re actually kind of excited about this new Starbucks location
It's in a train car, in Switzerland.
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The world is still losing its forests, and these beautiful satellite maps tally the toll
Deforestation is slowing in Brazil but picking up elsewhere. Meanwhile, climate change is ravaging forests around the Arctic and in the mountains of the American West.
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Anti-fracking activists celebrate victory in a fourth Colorado city
A recount has revealed that a fracking moratorium narrowly succeeded in Broomfield, Colo., giving fracking foes a clean sweep of recent ballot measures in the state.
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Obama’s departed climate chief pushed him toward action
During her time at the White House, Heather Zichal helped put in place new fuel-economy standards, funding for renewables, and the president's big climate plan.
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Ranchers don’t want Joan Jett on a Macy’s float because she’s a vegetarian
Jett's got a bad reputation because of supporting PETA, but it's not like "Crimson and Clover" is vegetarian propoganda.
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Tech support: Can we wire our cities to prevent ecological collapse?
In his new book, “Smart Cities,” Anthony Townsend envisions a new techno-utopia. He’s forgotten one small detail: people.
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Looks like the Arctic has been heating up even faster than we thought
It's not easy to measure Arctic temperatures, and new research suggests that recent efforts have been underestimating the rate at which the region is warming.
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Researchers kill oldest living animal to verify it’s the oldest living animal
It's like an O. Henry story, but with bivalves.
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Could Carl Sagan have defeated climate denial?
Celebrating the great science communicator ... while being realistic about how much things have changed since the days of the Cosmos series.
