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This old prison in Illinois may be transformed into a farming paradise
A shuttered prison facility near Peoria, Ill., may soon become a training ground for new farmers and a much-needed food distribution hub.
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This fancy bee is named after a dumb catchphrase from a sitcom
In an attempt to make people care about nature, scientists have named a bee after something a character says on TV
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Bangladesh fire shows why we can’t trust Walmart to green its supply chain
The retailer says its suppliers are going green, but as a recent factory fire revealed, Walmart won't even divulge who its suppliers are.
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Meet ‘the Minimalists’ — two guys who had it all, and gave it up
Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus spent years amassing the trappings of a “successful” life. Then they decided success wasn’t all it was chalked up to be.
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Keystone blockaders outmaneuvered but not defeated
In the trees, the streets, and the courts, protesters vow to keep fighting against TransCanada's tar-sands pipeline.
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Winter storm ‘Draco’ will solve, cause many problems
A big snowstorm in the Midwest will help alleviate drought, but the country still needs a lot more precipitation.
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Horrible robot horse is probably the only animal we’ll be left with soon enough
In the bleak, featureless wasteland of the future, these nightmare horses will do just fine.
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New species discovered in Asia include a singing frog and a walking fish
Some of these animals are suspiciously advanced.
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Lions and tigers and bears(!) are moving to the cities
As our cities get greener, wild animals are moving on in.
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Something is leaking from the Deepwater Horizon site, but it’s not clear what
We have some theories.
