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Supreme Court whacks Obama’s Clean Power Plan
The court put a temporary hold on the EPA climate initiative, and that could be a bad sign for how the justices will rule on the plan down the line.
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Guess what? The oceans could completely evaporate into space
Don't worry, NOAA's doomsday scenario is millions of years off -- but it's still scary.
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Your old flash drive could bring subversive media to North Korea
The USB sticks are loaded with defector interviews and Hollywood movies before being smuggled across the border.
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About 13 percent of the ice around Antarctica could collapse without catastrophe
The rest -- well, let's just say this is a lot like a gigantic game of Jenga.
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Australia guts climate change research
The nation's premier research organization will shift from science to innovation.
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Artists cover mountain with blanket to stop melting
And it may even have worked.
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White House proposes millions for big water innovations
The Obama administration's new budget proposal would encourage smarter water use and monitoring.
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Fed up with the mainstream? Check out these third-party candidates
From the Libertarians to the Greens, these presidential hopefuls have some interesting ideas — and some terrible websites.
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We’re telling outer space all about our biggest Earth mistakes
An Edinburgh nonprofit will beam our messages to the North Star later this year.
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Why are we still losing so much rainforest in Indonesia? A hypothesis
Who's to blame for last year's devastating fires in Indonesia -- big corporations? Small farmers? Or an endangered feudal system?