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Melting ice is a boon for archaeology
Humanity's history is flashing before our eyes as the glaciers melt, and archaeologists are kind of psyched about it.
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Scientists: To save the lions, fence them in
While it's romantic and all to think about lions roaming free, the reality is that lions that are not roaming free -- that are living in fenced-in reserves -- are doing better than the ones who can wander wherever they want.
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Wyoming and energy companies can keep fracking chemicals secret, court rules
Residents of Wyoming want to know what chemicals frackers are pumping into the ground. State officials know, but state officials won't tell.
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What climate hawks can (and can’t) learn from public-health campaigns
The public health community has learned a lot about what motivates people to change behavior -- and what doesn't. Climate hawks, listen up.
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This howling pack of wolves will make the hair stand up on your neck
The wolves at Indiana's Wolf Creek Habitat rescue program can't go back to the wild, so they just have to band together and hang out, making super spooky sounds.
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Stunning time-lapse video shows four hours of aurora borealis in two minutes
This video makes the sky over Sweden look like the world's best executive desk toy.
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This gizmo will help you recover your bike from evil bike thieves
It's possible to set it to a level of sensitivity so delicate that if anyone so much as jostles your bike, you will hear about it, via text message or email.
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What does the collapse of solar-panel giant Suntech mean? Pricier panels, probably
Chinese solar-panel heavyweight Suntech is going bankrupt, and lots of other panel manufacturers around the world are in trouble too.
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Oklahoma man will pay you $100,000 to take his geodesic dome
You might be excited that you could get paid to take a geodesic dome off this guy's hands. But trust me, this one should be filed under "more trouble than it's worth."
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An urban farming oasis is saved from the bulldozer blade
When the city of Cincinnati announced plans to level a deep-rooted urban garden to make way for housing development, locals fought back -- and won.
