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Modern Farmer has a guide to choosing a chicken. The only problem: It wasn't in Cosmo quiz form. We fixed that.
NV Energy will stop burning coal by 2025, replacing that source of energy with renewables and natural gas.
A recent photo of a guy and his kid riding without helmets spawned an intense Facebook debate. What do we really know about these things?
A report from NOAA finds that last year's drought in the central U.S. was just a freak weather event, but at least one respected climate scientist disagrees.
Recently, our dog chewed up our 10-years-old family compost bin. The new, metal bin we purchased came with “degradable” (e.g.,...
New polls show widespread support for ramping up clean energy and preparing for sea-level rise and harsher storms.
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. But thanks to climate change, these aren't the same peaks.
Property owners say nearby wind turbines are causing them health problems. Meanwhile, a new paper finds no evidence that "wind turbine syndrome" exists.
The frog DNA sat around for 40 years before scientists used cloning technology to bring the species back to life.