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We can’t blame everything on climate change: Soot melts glaciers too
Why did glaciers in the Alps start melting 40 years before temperatures started to rise? New research blames the air pollution spewed by the Industrial Revolution.
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Cooling Pacific has dampened global warming, research shows
Scientists say changes in tropical waters could be responsible for the recent "pause" in rising temperatures.
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Playing the Energy Lottery
Last year Americans spent $65billion on lottery tickets. In some games, the odds of winning have been compared to the probability of being struck by lightning while sinking a hole-in-one. The average U.S. homeowner spends $600 a year on fire insurance, but the likelihood of ever claiming against that policy is less than 1%. Why […]
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Safety inspectors target oil-hauling trains
U.S. safety officials have launched a Bakken Blitz to keep closer watch on trains carrying fracked oil out of North Dakota.
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Uniting Cascadia: The forest biocarbon connection
The Pacific Northwest possesses a singular regional identity, one of the strongest in North America. A large portion of the population is here by choice, opting to move here or to stay here despite the lure of opportunities elsewhere. But what draws the region together? What are the roots of this identity? Diamond […]
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Levitating train breaks speed record in Japan
Japan is building a maglev train that moves fast -- it just tested at more than 310 miles per hour. But construction is moving slowly.
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Vegan M&Ms promise to leech the joy out of your life
We all have the same complaint when eating M&Ms: They’re too meaty. Thankfully, with your donation, one company will set things right.
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Has the world reached peak chicken?
You won't believe how many chickens live on this planet.
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Crop-munching pests are traveling north as the climate changes
The beetles, moths, and fungi that chomp on crops and devastate forests are moving toward the North Pole at an average of 24 feet per day.
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This amazing little patch keeps mosquitoes away without any toxic chemicals
It uses non-toxic compounds to screw with mosquitoes' sense of smell.
