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Leaked documents reveal SeaWorld is drugging its orcas
An affidavit reveals SeaWorld is giving its orcas benzos to make them chill out and stop attacking each other.
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Light pollution could be contributing to cancer, depression, and obesity
Our bodies need darkness to produce the hormone melatonin, and melatonin protects our DNA, ultimately preventing cancer.
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Japan has been ordered to end its infamous illegal whale hunt
People eating whale meat isn’t exactly "scientific research," so the U.N.'s highest court laid down the law.
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You can pry my grandkids’ sheet cake from my cold, dead hands
In an effort to dissuade young Americans from a diet of Funyuns and unadulterated corn syrup, the USDA has turned to their grandparents.
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To attract minorities, the national parks need some better ideas
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Park Service gave everyone freedom to celebrate as they wished. Was that really the best it could do?
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Cops want you to stop crime by hanging out in sketchy areas
The LAPD will post an updated map of suggested hangout spots every day using social media, asking residents to jog or walk their dogs there.
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Even better than more cowbell: Doctors are prescribing bikeshare memberships
Feeling the wind in your hair is way more fun than popping a pill.
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These sad photos of NYC’s gentrification show chain stores replacing local businesses
See a 50-year-old East Village deli become a Chase bank.
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Leaked IPCC stunner: Going bald slashes your carbon footprint, offsets Arctic ice loss
A leaked U.N. report suggests that if every adult male in the world shaved his head, it would entirely offset the enhanced warming from Arctic sea ice loss.
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Fish massages are the secret to sustainable caviar
This new, no-kill caviar IS more expensive than normal -- up to $135 an ounce -- but foodies probably won't mind.