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What’s behind the natural gas boom?
An animated look at why production has skyrocketed in recent years.
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These giant singing flowers are also creating solar power
This installation of solar panels could have come right out of a Dr. Seuss book.
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Food for bots: Distinguishing the novel from the knee-jerk in the GMO debate
What are the risks of genetically modified food? And how can critics avoid bias when they study them? We take a deeper look.
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What’s wrong with gorgeous Lake George? Scientists wire it up to find out
As temps rise, Upstate New York's summer icon faces dead zones and declining water quality. But scientists hope a supercomputer solution can turn the tide -- for this lake and others.
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Coal shoulder: BLM sells controversial coal mining lease, but no one’s buying
Wyoming's Bureau of Land Management held a sale for the lease of 148 million tons of coal that received not a single bid, a first in state history.
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Solar-powered gizmos are making your wine taste better
Winemaking involves an increasing number of robots.
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This guy loves public transit so much he’s been arrested 29 times for trying to drive it
So you think you like trains? Darius McCollum REALLY likes trains.
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Tesla Model S rocks safety tests, gets highest possible score
The sexiest car on the market has now officially been deemed the safest. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave top marks to the Tesla sedan.
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Fracking frenzy slows as oil and gas assets plummet in price
Shale assets are worth less and less thanks to an oversaturated market and production that hasn’t always lived up to expectations.
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When will solar get cheap enough for everyone to use?
The faster the price of solar power falls, the more viable it becomes as an energy source -- and the sooner we'll see it on roofs across America.