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The oil pipeline that ruptured beneath Mayflower was defective when was laid in the 1940s. Why didn't Exxon know? Where else was the flawed piping used?
A clump of moss on the Antarctic Peninsula is ballooning -- a botanical pioneer in a fast-warming region.
One of two companies that wanted to build a massive gold and copper mine near Bristol Bay has pulled out of the project, leaving its future uncertain.
Books on the GMO controversy don't always wear their sympathies and biases on their sleeves -- so here's a handy guide.
The benefits of a reduction in air pollution alone justify action on climate change, say the authors of a new report.
Over the past eight years, the number of vehicle miles traveled has steadily decreased, a trend dominated by millennials' much lower driving rates.
Get those coffee grounds the hell out of the compost pile, because science has worked out how to transform them into booze.
The most comprehensive study to date finds that the construction of wind farms near homes does not lower home sale prices.
You can add “Back in my day, apples were actually crisp and tart” to your tales of walking uphill both ways barefoot in a snowstorm.