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Mighty mangroves shield Indian village from cyclone’s wrath
Villagers in Praharajpur planted and protected mangroves along the coast -- and it paid off over the weekend by helping rebuff a vicious storm.
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Dramatic charts reveal climate change’s effects on oceans
The oceans are becoming warmer, more acidic, starved of oxygen, and less productive. Here are the results, in technicolor.
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North Dakota officials might finally spill details about oil spill
A North Dakota health official defended the decision to keep an oil spill secret from the governor and public, saying the spill occurred in the "best place" possible.
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Rescued hedgehog with cape and skateboard is almost too cute to believe
Watch Kayak the hedgehog curl up like a sea anemone, flip up a mini-skateboard, and get a bath with a toothbrush. SQUEE!
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This majestic a cappella train station concert makes for a magical morning commute
If only every morning commute sounded this nice. Thanks, random Icelandic singers!
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Hand-crocheted tampons for the TRULY green
You can breathe easy: The holy trinity of reusable menstruation products is finally complete.
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Drift catchers use citizen science to fight pesticide pollution
Tired of watching chemicals blow across their fields, withering crops and threatening their own health, some farmers are taking matters into their own hands.
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The end of Meatpaper and the state of the fleischgeist
Before the feisty magazine bit the dust, it helped bring us a little bit closer to everyone -- and everything -- involved in this carnivorous life.
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Cold justice: Alaska Supreme Court hears college kid’s climate case
Should the atmosphere be considered part of the public trust, a resource essential for our collective survival? That’s one question currently being considered by the Alaska Supreme Court, which earlier this month traveled to the northernmost town in the United States to hear arguments for a climate change lawsuit brought by six youth plaintiffs. On […]
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Romanian villagers block Chevron frackers
Chevron tried to begin its Romanian fracking operations on Monday, but workers were sent home by protests.