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New Orleans has a radical new plan for managing floods
Instead of trying to pump out all floodwater, officials want to corral it into areas that serve as parks during drier times. Rain gardens, bioswales, and canals will help too.
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U.S. Nuclear Power in Decline
By J. Matthew Roney Nuclear power generation in the United States is falling. After increasing rapidly since the 1970s, electricity generation at U.S. nuclear plants began to grow more slowly in the early 2000s. It then plateaued between 2007 and 2010—before falling more than 4 percent over the last two years. Projections for 2013 show […]
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Scientists have finally finished a urine encyclo-pee-dia
Urine for a treat: Researchers published an exhaustive guide to the 3,000-plus chemical compounds in piss.
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One in 20 American kids is extremely obese
The childhood obesity rate in the U.S. appears to have plateaued, but the prevalence of "extreme obesity" continues to rise.
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Hate your life? Make Campbell’s soup with your Keurig coffee machine
Oh, who cares about soup from a Keurig? We want to see a K-cup for a whiskey sour.
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Pork it over: U.S. OKs Chinese purchase of its largest pig company
The feds allow the sale of Smithfield to a Chinese swine conglomerate, after determining bacon supplies are not critical to U.S. security.
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This pig stole 18 beers, got drunk, and fought a cow
Just call it Babe: The Miley Years.
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This magical salt mine is the only mine we’ve ever actually wanted to visit
How can you see this mine -- complete with chandeliers made of salt -- and not want to go there?
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One weird trick to fix farms forever
Does David Brandt hold the secret for turning industrial agriculture from global-warming problem to carbon solution?
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Broccoli-based sunscreen could help protect you from skin cancer
Important to note here: Don't actually just buy broccoli, smash it all over your skin, and then go out into the midday sun.
