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Brace yourself for KFC’s deep-fried soup
We're not sure what fried utensil to use -- fried fork or fried spoon?
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Sea otters, who already had us at hello, will now help clean up the ocean
Sea otters returning to California estuaries are countering our nitrogen runoff, restoring sea grass ecosystems, and boosting marine cuteness by 400 percent. Squee!
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7 more national parks threatened by fire
Yosemite isn't the only park facing a growing risk of wildfires.
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Ask Umbra: Are GMO sugar beets bad for the birds?
A reader wonders if she's harming hummingbirds. Umbra busts out her binoculars and goes looking for answers.
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Is global warming really slowing down?
Skeptics say global warming is over. They're wrong.
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A gorgeous video of a devastating fire
Photographer Matt Johnson traveled to Colorado in June 2013 and shot time-lapse footage of the West Fork Complex Fires.
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Mind the carbon gap
The difference between a country’s extraction, production and consumption emissions are what we call "carbon gaps." Here's a look at how different countries compare.
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Street artist makes city trash into fantastic creatures
Spanish artist Francisco de Pájaro turns cardboard, garbage bags, discarded furniture, and other refuse into monsters.
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Farm kills millions of bees with illegal pesticide spraying, gets slap on wrist
One of Florida's largest orange growers is being fined for improper use of pesticides, but the fine is shockingly low.
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Why are some states trying to ban LEED green building standards?
The influential timber industry has its own set of standards, and environmentalists aren't happy.
