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GM wheat trial fails, but science wins anyway
British researchers tried to engineer a kind of wheat that would repel bugs without need for insecticide. They failed, but they still learned a lot.
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The Supreme Court just punched a hole in Obama’s plan to clean up power plants
The court ruled 5-4 that the EPA didn't properly take costs into account when regulating emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants.
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Tip for getting people to use the metro system: Block all the roads
Parisian cabbies are allegedly protesting Uber by blocking roads, but we know what they're REALLY doing.
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Farmed fish are breaking out of their pens at an alarming rate
Fish escaping from aquaculture pens is a really big problem, with a really great name: Fishbreaks!
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Why are bees hurting? A lineup of suspects
There are so many possible explanations for why honeybee populations have been in decline. Here they all are, carefully evaluated.
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Food cops bust Whole Foods for shady prices
A sting operation checking out if Whole Foods prices are really supposed to be that high found that “every label was inaccurate."
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This bike does everything for your lazy ass
This smartbike is set to synch up with your smartphone or smartwatch, making it very appealing to your lazybrain and lazybody.
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The thing we need most to deal with climate change — beer — is threatened by climate change
Climate change is pushing the brewing industry to think more deeply about its practices and find more sustainable ways of producing your pint.
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Planet-unfriendly Pacific trade pact leaps a big hurdle
President Obama is getting close to securing the authority to enact his Trans-Pacific trade deal. Right now that looks like a loss for the environment.