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Air pollution can wreck your mental health too
Bad air quality could contribute to memory problems, attention deficits, anxiety, and depression. No wonder you're bummed out.
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Chicago makes it easier to put solar panels on roofs
It will now take just one day to get a permit for a small solar array in the Windy City, down from a month. And the permit fees are falling, too.
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We could detect wildfires faster by using satellites
Scientists have designed a satellite system to spot wildfires while they're still small. Now, to find the few hundred million bucks needed to deploy it ...
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Get a load of the rare saber-toothed whale that just washed ashore
This saber-toothed whale washed up in Venice Beach. Never heard of a saber-toothed whale? That's because they're almost never seen in the wild.
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Nitrogen pollution from farming lingers for decades
Thirty years ago, scientists applied fertilizer to two test plots. More than 12 percent of the nitrogen is still in the soil, and nearly as much has leached into groundwater.
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The most isolated tree in the world still got killed by a drunk driver
Even though this tree was in the middle of nowhere, it was still hit by a car, twice.
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Asheville Votes to Move Beyond Coal
Chicago. Los Angeles. Austin. Asheville. Wait, what? That’s right, Asheville, North Carolina, can now join the ranks of cities that have chosen to move beyond coal. On Tuesday night the city council voted UNANIMOUSLY to move the city from coal-fired electricity toward a clean energy future. I was just in Asheville in July with my […]
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People apparently like obviously fake Banksy prints more than than they like the real thing
Banksy sells original work for $60: three customers. Artists sell Banksy fakes for the same price: All 40 pieces sell in less than an hour.
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This newly discovered endangered monkey has babies that purr like kittens
We wish we had a more rational reaction to this than a full-on Kristen Bell sloth meltdown.
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The Northeast is producing more natural gas than Saudi Arabia
The Marcellus Shale fracking boom is pumping out more natural gas than expected.
