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Trippy-looking thermal photos show penguins are even colder than the surrounding air
Thermal imaging shows that penguins' feathers are even colder than the sub-zero air they live in. It also makes them look super '80s radical.
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Bacon is really bad for you
Eating too much processed meat makes you more likely to be killed by a heart attack or cancer, a new study finds.
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Pet-loving architects in the Dominican Republic build a beautiful animal shelter out of recycled materials
Animal lovers in the Dominican Republic have banded together to create a beautiful recycled shelter for some abandoned dogs and cats.
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You don’t need nature, you just need the smell of it
An immunologist in Japan named Qing Li has been working for years to show that you can get a bunch of the benefits of nature without actually going there.
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Watch a magical LED light installation on the San Francisco Bay Bridge
San Francisco has unveiled the Bay Lights project, in which the bridge is illuminated with 25,000 twinkling LEDs. In two years, no pattern will be repeated, but we have a few here for you.
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Senator feels bad for BP, wants it to bid on new Gulf drilling leases
Sen. Mary Landrieu says she has "had enough" of the Obama administration persecuting BP and the whole oil and gas industry.
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Where Has All the Ice Gone?
By Emily E. Adams As the earth warms, glaciers and ice sheets are melting and seas are rising. Over the last century, the global average sea level rose by 17 centimeters (7 inches). This century, as waters warm and ice continues to melt, seas are projected to rise nearly 2 meters (6 feet), inundating coastal […]
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Two guys in London opened a coffee shop in a men’s bathroom
They did have to scrub the place down a bit.
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Surf’s way, way up: Sea-level rise, explained
It's choose your own adventure: sea-level rise apocalypse edition! Here’s your chance to decide what the future will look like.
