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Plant breeders and chefs work together to cook up yummier food
Efforts to grow better tasting fruits and vegetables lead to purple tomatoes and spiceless habaneros.
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Fact check: Republicans’ crazy debate claims about climate change and energy
Even ostensibly science-friendly GOP candidates like Rand Paul can't bring themselves to fully embrace climate reality -- and other notes on Tuesday's debate.
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Why an Australian company is flying cows to China
Thanks to Chinese beef demand, Australian exporters are hoping to make a profit by flying live cattle to China on 747s.
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On technology, primitive tools, and the power of the great outdoors
Wilderness provides a refuge from the world we have created -- it allows our bodies to experience the world they were shaped for, rather than the world we have shaped.
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What’s worse: Life as a Costco chicken or trying to rent in New York City?
Humane Society's new video shows people what it would be like to live in a chicken cage.
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What could a Cold War on global warming achieve? Ask the Pentagon
Decades of history show how much the U.S. could achieve through crash investments in green tech -- and how unpredictably they could pay off.
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This sci-fi enthusiast wants to make “solarpunk” happen
Move over cyberpunks. The cautiously optimistic are ready to try out their vision of the future.
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Huge coal company misled investors on climate change risk, according to investigation
Peabody Energy violated "New York laws prohibiting false or misleading claims," the state's attorney general found.
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Wind power is so cheap at night in Texas, some companies give it away
To keep up with competitors, Texas utilities are offering consumers free electricity at night.
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Is Big Oil about to have its Big Tobacco moment?
The New York Attorney General just launched an investigation into ExxonMobil's alleged climate obfuscation.