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Expect a colder winter thanks to Arctic ice melt
The journal Nature rounds up what we should expect from this year's unprecedented Arctic ice melt.
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These tiny plants can live for 300 years with the help of their friends the ants
The herb Borderea chouardii is like the Disney heroine of plants
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By 2015, you could own an electric Batmobile
Rigid fuel efficiency standards and a willing auto industry offer promise that the electric Model T -- a car that will change the way the world drives -- is coming. But it'll probably look like the superhero car of the future.
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After 99 years and one revolution, Death Valley is the hottest place on Earth
The World Meteorological Organization voted to restore a 1913 record for the hottest temperature ever recorded.
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Your CD collection is greener than Spotify
A new report crunched the numbers on your Spotify habit and concluded that it's terrible for energy consumption.
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Chinese McDonald’s selling a very chic, weird, possibly political black/white burger combo
These black and white burgers might have a political message, which seems like a really cumbersome way to communicate.
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New species of monkey can see into your very soul
The lesula is a new species of monkey, and he knows your pain. Just let him gaze at you.
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Dear U.S. government, please get your food waste act together
The bad news: The U.S. is lagging way behind the European Union when it comes to cutting down on wasted food. The good news: It wouldn't be hard for us to follow suit.
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Sweet victory: How to have your unprocessed cake and eat it, too
Grist’s green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, attempts to eat out, and eat dessert, without consuming any processed ingredients. This could get ugly.
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What Obama would do on climate in a second term: Carol Browner explains
President Obama wouldn't likely be able to pass a big climate bill in a second term, says his former energy czar, but he could take a lot of smaller steps that would achieve real emission cuts.
