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A levee in the southeast corner of Louisiana was overtopped, but the storm's effect on New Orleans has so far been minimal on the seventh anniversary of the arrival of Katrina.
The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico could be unusually small this year -- not because of better agricultural practices, but because of drought.
Marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais has spent 30 years studying the Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" -- a human-made disaster caused in large part by industrial agriculture. Here's what she wants you to know.
A mining area of 600 square miles has polluted as much as 1,700 miles of streams.
Residents have expressed concern, but spraying in other areas has not caused major problems.
When artist Eszter Burghardt went hiking in Iceland, the geology there reminded her of cake — so she decided to...
Spurred by studies that show that kids need physical activity not just for their health, but also for social and academic development, schools are reinstating an old standard.
No, seriously, we love California! Sorry about Prop 13.
Sure, the surface of the sun is hot and all, but the sun’s atmosphere is hotter — by a factor...
