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Man, animals are kinkier than you thought
It's hard to know how freaky animal sex gets, though, because some scientists are protective of their research subjects.
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Your local beach may be getting slightly cleaner, or maybe not
Tightened EPA guidelines on allowable bacteria levels at beaches would be more effective if mandatory.
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Nature-inspired water bottle could fill itself using moisture from the air
To keep from drying out in its incredibly arid habitat, the Namib desert beetle gathers moisture from ocean breezes on its wings.
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Rare Galapagos tortoise breed gets a second shot at existing
Scientists think several generations of cross-breeding can bring the species back to life.
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FDA shutters tainted peanut butter manufacturer
In a first-of-its-kind action, the agency closes a plant linked to a salmonella outbreak earlier this year.
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Kohl’s gets some unlikely patrons in the form of deer
They were looking for a Marc Anthony leather jacket on sale, but they were ushered out before they could purchase it.
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Will Jay Inslee, Washington’s next governor, fight coal trains?
Inslee got elected on a green platform with a lot of help from green groups, but he's remained silent on one critical issue: coal export terminals.
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Earthshaking news from Mars, teaser edition
One of the Mars rover’s smart guys, Ken Herkenhoff, tells all about the “seven minutes of terror,” possible “touchdown” discoveries, and why the folks at Mission Control call Curiosity “she.”
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California County’s PACE Program Could Get Feisty with Feds
Does a Riverside County, CA, residential energy financing program put thousands of homeowners on a collision course with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)? In a proposed rule-making, the FHFA has suggested that Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) policies represent a threat to the safety and soundness of mortgages held by government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie […]
