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The best time a federal agent went undercover as a gorilla
Federal officials reported that "apparently the agent was fairly proficient at apelike sound effects" and "it was a very good costume."
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Seven ways the drought in the West really sucks
New Mexicans are having to rely on trucked-in water, bears are getting antsy, desperate farmers are selling their water to frackers, and more.
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A year after a refinery explosion, Richmond, Calif., is fighting back
Last August's explosion and fire were just the latest in a long history of disasters at Chevron's East Bay plant. Locals have had enough.
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Watching Fox News makes you distrust climate scientists
New research shows that global warming denial is partly fueled by negative treatment of scientists in conservative media.
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If you need us, we’ll be chilling in these Copenhagen street hammocks
When we're bored of lying down, we're going to swing in them.
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Super-upsetting photo shows a polar bear killed by climate change
This isn't the only polar bear in danger, either.
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World’s cutest frog will cure what ails you
Do you have any troubles in your life? Any troubles at all? Then you need the desert rain frog.
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Grain Yields Starting to Plateau
By Lester R. Brown From the beginning of agriculture until the mid-twentieth century, growth in the world grain harvest came almost entirely from expanding the cultivated area. Rises in land productivity were too slow to be visible within a single generation. It is only within the last 60 years or so that rising yields have […]
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14-year-old debates GMOs with condescending TV host
Rachel Parent is not even old enough for a learner's permit, but she sounds more mature than Canadian TV personality Kevin O'Leary.
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Zen break: Check out China’s gorgeous stripey mountains
Rain + wind + 24 million years = awesome nature porn.
