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After Sandy, scientists hunt for sewage in New York City’s harbors
Researchers are heading out to sea for a forensic look at the storm’s impacts.
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Can Yahoo be more ‘efficient’ with more workers driving to the office?
What could this decision mean for other telecommuters, and for the planet?
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Notoriously polluting Carnival Cruise Lines faces legal troubles
Legal actions against Carnival cruise ships don't call out its eco-ills, but we'll take what we can get.
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Socially and sexually deviant species of octopus shares room with preteen girl
They discovered a new kind of octopus. In the 70's. But we're just talking about it now because it's roomates with a 10-year-old girl.
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How now, happy cow? Why I deferred my reckoning with meat
Six weeks without meat left our provisional vegetarian still hungering for flesh, so she visited some farms and gave herself more time to think it over.
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Organic tomatoes are healthier for you, researchers find
Organically grown tomatoes contain more vitamin C and cancer-fighting phenols than their conventional peers, according to a new study.
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These houses share a backyard, but it would take two hours to walk from one to the other
These Florida houses are essentially touching butts, but the nonsensical suburban road layout means they're still far, far apart.
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Pollution may be endangering otter penises
The average size of an otter's penis bone has decreased over time. We know what you're thinking: "Otters have BONES in their PENISES?"
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Southern section of Keystone XL pipeline is already halfway done
The pipeline could be pumping oil by the end of this year, TransCanada says. And when it's complete, temporary construction jobs will disappear.
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Watch a man jump into freezing water to save a dog stranded on an ice floe
Would you leap into Siberian waters to save a stranded dog? This guy would.
