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Here’s how wind and solar can save more lives and prevent more pollution
Renewable energy would have greater social benefit in states that are currently reliant on coal, a new study suggests.
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How to tell if your favorite park is infested with Satanists
We're all in favor of urban green space -- except when it's full of totally real, not made up Satanic cults.
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No one knows how to stop these tar-sands oil spills
An underground oil blowout at a tar-sands operation in Alberta has caused thousands of barrels of bitumen to burble up into forest areas.
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Male bats, like other males, sing to seduce
How is a male bat like Iggy Pop? He may be kinda ugly, but girls love a musician.
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Mapped: A hot hot summer of climate action
One-off protests don't seem like a big deal? Check out the full scope of climate uprisings happening across North America this summer.
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Turn your sweat into drinking water
UNICEF created the first machine to turn your stinky T-shirt into cleaner-than-tap water. (Gulp.)
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People wouldn’t stop swimming in this toxic lagoon, so officials dyed it black
You would think people would stay away. But it looked so inviting.
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Bright lights make people more generous
This suggests a natural end to the lightbulb wars.
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This online tool lets you virtually nuke a city
Alex Wellerstein, a historian of nuclear weapons, has created a map that makes city living slightly terrifying.
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Electric vehicle sales are skyrocketing
Sales of plug-in vehicles tripled from 2011 to 2012, and have so far more than doubled this year. The low cost of powering the cars is one factor -- just $1.18 per gallon on average.
