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Hot seawater forces shutdown of nuclear reactor in Connecticut
Can't decide what's most alarming about that headline.
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John Boehner wants to know why Obama caused this drought
We have some theories.
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Our Father, who art making the glacier smaller, please make it bigger now, OK?
The people in Fiesch, Switzerland, live near the massive Aletsch and Fiesher glacier, which, like most glaciers, is melting rapidly. But it’s OK — because the town’s highly religious residents have come up with a solution with proven results: prayer. They know it works, they say, because it’s prayer that got the glacier to recede. […]
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Paul Ryan used to drive the Wienermobile
Romney's VP pick has driven one of the most intrinsically funny objects on Earth.
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Hotter weather could lead to parasite problems — at least for frogs
Some frogs were found to be more susceptible to parasites following broad swings in temperature. People? To be determined.
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Meet Harold Hamm, the billionaire oil tycoon who’s advising Mitt Romney on energy
A profile of Hamm in the Washington Post seems bound to get people to like him. They shouldn't.
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A climate change fix conservatives can love
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer advocates for a tax on carbon-spewing companies -- an approach to climate action steeped in conservative economics.
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This new species of bug was originally discovered on Flickr
It’s not news that you can discover a lot of stuff on Flickr, if you have safe search turned off and you sort photos by “interestingness.” (Seriously, try it sometime.) But this has to be the first time the photo-sharing site has contributed to finding a new species. Entomologist Shaun Winterton spied this picture of […]
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Fukushima butterflies show signs of mutation
And, worse -- mutations were seen in offspring born far from the radioactivity.
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Critical buzz: Thousands of volunteers count bees to help scientists save them
On Saturday, pollination enthusiasts across the country participated in The Great Bee Count to help scientists stay on top of dwindling honeybee and native bee populations.
