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U.S. ends record streak of days without tornado fatalities
One reason the no-fatality record stood so long -- 220 days -- was the unusually hot and dry weather of 2012, which stifled tornado activity.
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Monsanto CEO acknowledges climate change, open to GMO labels, thinks veggies suck
Monsanto boss Hugh Grant sat down for a Q&A with The Wall Street Journal and oh my god.
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Pirates on Africa’s west coast have a new target: Oil
Nigeria is home to a booming oil industry and black-market refineries. That makes oil tankers along West Africa look awfully tempting.
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Campaign to label frankenfoods goes viral
It lost in California, but now Connecticut, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont are all considering GMO labeling laws.
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Turbine in the U.K. converts wind power into kinetic, falling-over energy
We're sure opponents of wind turbines won't mention this in the future.
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Marktown, Ind., a historic town shivering in BP’s dark shadow
The century-old community may soon be razed so that an adjacent BP refinery can spill over its borders.
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This bicycle barometer makes deciding how to get to work super easy
Turn it on, and it indicates which mode of transportation—subway or bike—is likely the best choice
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Hagel suggests vague support for continued military use of biofuels
We read the tea leaves, since odds are that Hagel won't be asked about biofuels during his confirmation hearings.
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Professional athletes are spraying deer antler velvet into their mouths
There is a great kerfuffle in the sports world over a bunch of football players who have been taking performance-enhancing supplements containing extracts from deer antler velvet.
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NYC’s newest subway line is actually beginning to look like a subway
According to the available evidence, it might actually open one of these days. It might even actually be cool.
