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This hedgehog photo looks like a scene from a fairy tale

Photographer Cath Schneider captured this photo of her daughter and the hedgehog that lives in their garden, when the girl brought it a plate of lactose-free milk to drink and blow bubbles in.

How the rare earth elements in your iPhone are polluting Inner Mongolia

The region in Inner Mongolia that provides critical, scarce resources for your technology has been heavily, broadly polluted.

Is fracking linked to earthquakes? Yeah, kinda, sorta, probably

Research from the University of Texas takes on a different spin depending on where you read about it.

This jawfish is a more dedicated parent than any human will ever be

This fish will gestate its babies in its mouth. He doesn’t eat while they’re developing. Would you do that for your babies?

At Etsy, even the trash travels by bike

If this were a Portlandia sketch, you’d think it was too unrealistic.

Looking back to see ahead: One woman’s quest to bring back Native American food traditions

For native foods educator Valerie Segrest, the solution to health disparities in tribal communities lies in the hunting and gathering of generations past.

How Curiosity turns Mars into a climate-change lab

NASA's Curiosity rover will hunt for signs of Martian climate change, and in doing so will shed light on what's going on back home.

This is what four decades of Amazon deforestation looks like. (Spoiler: It’s bad)

NASA satellites might capture some amazing images of the Earth's surface, but they capture some incredibly depressing shots, too.

Oil refinery on San Francisco Bay erupts into flames

The Number 4 Chevron crude distillation unit at Chevron's Richmond refinery exploded into flame last night. Local residents were advised not to leave home.

Humanity’s effort to take to the skies thwarted by jealous bees

Oh, bees. We've taken you into our homes (unwillingly) and our urban farms (on purpose), and this is how you repay us -- by trying to destroy the miracle of air travel?