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A pop culture history of the Earth Summit
When world leaders first gathered to talk about saving the planet, Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” was grooving at the top of the music charts. If only we had it so good today.
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Every state in the U.S. has gotten hotter since 1970
Hotter in the literal sense -- in some cases, half a degree each decade. If only we knew why.
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Catch of the day: Weird blue lobster!
A fisherman in Nova Scotia named Bobby Stoddard has been catching lobsters for decades. And in early May, he had a catch unlike any he had seen before: a bright blue lobster. Blue lobsters are not cold. Well, they might be cold, since they live in the water in Nova Scotia, but that’s not why […]
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Giant dog adopts baby chimpanzee
A zookeeper brought an abandoned baby chimp home to live with her mastiff and her mastiff puppies, at which point the chimp decided he was a dog. Here's a day in the life of the chimp and his adopted family.
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Animal instincts: Can we harness human nature to do good for the world?
People are predisposed to wander, but travel has hidden environmental price tags. Human ecologist Bill Durham talks about using our wanderlust to connect people with the planet.
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Climate change causes monster patch of microscopic plants in the Arctic
There aren’t supposed to be microscopic plants called phytoplankton blooming in the Arctic right now — usually that doesn’t happen until after the ice melts in the summer, i.e. months from now. But a research team has just discovered a huge, 60-mile-long, three-foot-thick slick of phytoplankton where no phytoplankton should be. It was “like finding […]
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Hot town, May in the cities
Basically every big city in America was hotter during May 2012 than any May prior. At least according to scientific instruments.
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New York’s roofscape gets climate makeover [VIDEOS]
Witness the evolution of New York City’s billion-square-foot roofscape in the face of climate change.
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World Oceans Day: Don’t mess with them or they’ll mess with you
(They'll mess with you anway, of course.) In the news: California sets aside protected areas; Oregon has an unexpected visitor; the Gulf Coast is warned about the inevitable.
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U.N. report: ‘Oh, man.’
This is not a direct quote. But we hope you like water pollution and hot, unbreathable air.