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This is basically the teeniest baby deer ever
She's a southern pudú, the world's smallest deer, and she weighed only a pound at birth!
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Kelloggs killing last Sumatran tigers for cheap processed snack food
The Sumatran tiger is awesome. It’s one of the most beautiful creatures in the world, and there are less than 400 left in the wild. To give you an idea of how fast this creature is being wiped out, I remember only a couple of years ago writing that there were only 500 Sumatran tigers left. […]
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EPA chief nominee clears one hurdle, but more lie ahead
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has dropped his filibuster threat against EPA nominee Gina McCarthy, but other Republicans are still opposed.
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Invention of the decade saves water AND gets dudes to wash their hands
Presenting the sink urinal.
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The GM safety dance: What’s rule and what’s real
Advocates say genetically modified crops are regulated like crazy. Critics say they are totally unregulated. We hack our way through this rhetorical impasse.
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It’s time to finally give up on the Loch Ness Monster
We never like to see a species -- real or not -- disappear. But there’s a long explanation and short one for why we need to give up the ghost on this one.
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Google hosts fundraiser for climate-denying Sen. Jim Inhofe
The lunch, priced at $250 to $2,500, is the second show of support from Google for the anti-climate cause in recent weeks.
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Government doesn’t know exact route of Keystone XL
After a citizen made a Freedom of Information Act request for GIS data on the route, the State Department said it doesn't have it.
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Pick up trash, find an octopus!
Who killed this octopus near the apex of England's highest mountain? And WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
