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Apparently there’s such a thing as a fish tornado, and this is what it looks like
Fish tornadoes: They're real, and they're spectacular.
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Bringing back chestnut trees could fight climate change and give us tasty treats
Fungus wiped out America's chestnut trees more than 50 years ago, but they're making a comeback.
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The U.S. could lose 34 million acres of forest by 2060
The massive decrease would result from increased development and, of course, climate change.
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Foot forward: Walkability is the key to fixing cities
Urban planner Jeff Speck's Theory of Walkability posits that cities designed for people, not cars, will be centers of growth in the 21st century. But he's not opposed to gassing up the car in the event of zombie attack.
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Traffic deaths are down, but pedestrian and cyclist deaths are up
Deaths involving motor vehicles fell 1.9 percent in 2011, the lowest level since 1949. The bad news is that drivers are killing the rest of us.
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How ExxonMobil may cause a civil war in Iraq
Seeking to drill in a disputed region controlled by Kurds, one battle has already erupted over fuel.
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They may have caught the culprits behind Canada’s maple syrup heist
We cannot wait to hear how and especially WHY the three people who were just arrested managed to (allegedly) steal millions of pounds of syrup.
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Watch people light a frozen lake on fire
Better than lighting the methane coming out of your sink on fire.
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By 2017, the world will be burning enough coal for another U.S. and Russia
Burning all that additional coal will add some 3.4 billion tons of additional carbon dioxide to the atmosphere every year.
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Farmers in Nepal double their crops through the magic of pee
It’s not just good for the crops -- it also reduces waste.
