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When spruce beetles attack!
Drought is making it much harder for trees to defend themselves against invading insects, says a new study.
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Venice has a grand plan to protect itself from rising seas
In a decade-long, $7 billion effort, Venice is building 78 flood barriers to help keep itself dry. The first four just passed a crucial test.
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Watch: Drought-hardy barley could save your beer
In Germany, scientists are trying to engineer drought-resistant barley to help prevent famines (and keep Oktoberfest's beer supply flowing).
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Wisconsin’s sand-mining boom could fuel fracking abroad
Wisconsin has just the right kind of sand for fracking, and industry wants to ship it around the world. But sand mining takes a serious environmental toll.
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Could this 2013 Nobel laureate afford college today?
Randy Schekman, one of this year's Nobel Prize winners in medicine, says access to affordable, publicly supported higher education was crucial to his success. Can today's scientific talent even afford to pursue a career like his?
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5 ways Monsanto wants to profit off climate change
The agriculture giant has a variety solutions for mitigating and adapting to global warming.
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Nearly 70 percent of Fox climate pundits doubt global warming
A new study from Media Matters shows just how far Fox News has strayed from reality on climate change.
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Time to have a cow about dead cows
An early blizzard in South Dakota and Wyoming recently left a trail of bovine tragedy -- and a reminder of the side-effects of climate disruption.
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L.A. Times won’t publish climate-denier letters
Factual inaccuracies -- like claims that there's no evidence for human-caused climate change -- don't belong on the letters-to-the-editor page, the Times says.
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Get ready for record temperatures … for the rest of your life
In 35 years, U.S. cities consistently will be hotter than their hottest year on record.
