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N.Y. Times and Thomas Friedman call for killing Keystone
The New York Times editorial board and Times columnist Thomas Friedman have both come out swinging against the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Hero mouse attacks snake to save his friend
A feeder mouse in a Chinese zoo jumped on a snake's head and bit it as it ate another mouse. Would you have done the same, if you were a mouse?
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Five questions for DC Environmental Film Festival Director Peter O’Brien
The twenty-first annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital kicks off this week in Washington, DC. The event, which runs from March 12 – 24, will screen 190 films that celebrate our connection with the natural world—from an exploration of the Amazon to a kayaking trip down the infamous Los Angeles River. I caught […]
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This middle schooler is building her very own tiny house
As part of the build, she's learning about physics, math, design, and engineering. But she's also figuring out what she really needs to live a happy, sustainable life.
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Forests growing in thawed-out Arctic
Thanks to climate change, millions of square miles of new trees and shrubs are turning the far north green, say researchers. And that's not good.
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This tiger made friends with the goat that was supposed to be his dinner
Hey, we all liked to play with our food at one point in our lives.
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Weird, perplexing bacteria discovered in buried Antarctic lake
A mysterious new microbe has been found in Antarctica's Lake Vostok. It is less than 86 percent like anything we've ever seen before.
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3D printing adds ‘skull making’ to its seemingly endless list of uses
They can 3D print skulls now. It was just a matter of time.
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Plate tech-tonics: How smartphones can help stop food waste
We throw away almost half the food that’s produced in this country. These new mobile platforms save food from the dumpster and send it to hungry people instead.
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Ask Umbra: Is there hope in this world?
A reader writes from the edge of despair. Umbra urges her not to jump.
