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This 8-year-old understands global warming better than most of Congress
If Fox News wanted to hire this kid as science correspondent, we wouldn't object.
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That’s not just a bug, that’s an amazing artist who happens to be a bug
Steven Kutcher is an entomologist, but he's so much more than that. He is a visionary, and his bugs are the vehicle for that vision.
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Are humans really the planet’s top dogs? Geologists will make the final call
Meet the scientists who have been charged with deciding whether humans have been so harmful to the Earth that we've kicked off a new geologic age.
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New York subway riders swipe back at fare hikes
Some New Yorkers fight back against transit austerity by giving each other free subway card swipes.
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Climate change is melting open the North Pole
By 2040, ships could start traveling right across the North Pole, according to new scary research.
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Check out these rad women cyclists gearing up to take the lane
The National Women's Bicycling Forum in Washington, D.C., digs in to why ladies only make up about one-quarter of U.S. bike-riders.
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Amtrak is making a comeback, kinda
Ridership has grown by 55 percent since 1997 and is now at record levels, with over 31 million travelers annually, says a new report from Brookings.
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China keeps making new green pledges
From a carbon tax to investment in air-quality upgrades, China is taking action to clean up its filthy environment.
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U.S. nuclear companies fight new safety measures
Is $20 million too much to spend to prevent radioactive fallout in the case of a nuclear accident? Germany, Japan, and other nations say no. American companies say yes.
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A robot that throws cinderblocks means that humans will no longer be employed to throw cinderblocks
Some robot builders have built a robot that throws cinderblocks. They are still working on the aim.