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Photos reveal extreme damage after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Iraq and Iran

A deadly earthquake shook the mountains along the northern border between Iran and Iraq Sunday evening, sending locals scrambling into the streets and rushing to recover neighbors trapped under the...

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Conservatives are smashing their Keurigs amid the Hannity controversy — but...

After Keurig pulled its advertising from Sean Hannity's Fox News show, some viewers posted videos on Twitter of themselves destroying their Keurig coffee makers on Sunday night.#BoycottKeurig is...

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Here's what Earth might look like in 100 years — if we're lucky

America Recycles Day is on Wednesday, and the green holiday exists for good reason: Recycling helps keep rubbish off the roads, reduces the need for Earth-scarring metal-mining operations, and fuels...

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Carbon emissions are starting to rise again, dashing hopes that we'd hit the...

Experts said they were disappointed to see that carbon emission rates are on the rise again.World carbon emissions are set to rise 2% this year, hitting a new all-time high of 37 billion metric...

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This winter may bring extra snow to some parts of the US and mild...

Forecasters at the National Weather Service have released their seasonal predictions, and it's looking likely that a La Nina weather pattern will sweep across the country, disrupting temperatures...

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Here's what Earth might look like in 100 years — if we're lucky

America Recycles Day is on Wednesday, and the green holiday exists for good reason: Recycling helps keep rubbish off the roads, reduces the need for Earth-scarring metal-mining operations, and fuels...

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This Thanksgiving is looking like it's going to be either a cold one or wet...

Forecasters are predicting a colder-than-usual Thanksgiving week across the Eastern United States, with chilly temperatures extending as far east as Indiana and Tennessee. On the West Coast, things...

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Where you live could have an impact on whether you get diabetes

Black people are nearly twice as likely as white people to develop type 2 diabetes.A groundbreaking new study looks at the environmental factors that may be to blame.Exposure to toxic,...

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Solar micro-grids aren't a miracle solution for Puerto Rico's power woes

Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico's aging power grid ruined, which was run by the bankrupt power authority, PREPA.PREPA's economic woes led to the power company becoming very opposed to renewable...

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At least 40% of the world's power will come from renewable sources by 2040 —...

The explosive growth of renewable energy has shaken up the energy industry over the last decade.As the costs of solar and wind continue to fall and bottlenecks like storage capacity are diminished, the...

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A stunning NASA visualization shows a timelapse of this year's 'extremely...

A stunning new visualization made by NASA Goddard shows how smoke, sea salt, and dust moved through the atmosphere during the 2017 hurricane season.The supercomputer-created simulation shows how...

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These machines allow you to recycle at home

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A 20-foot-long sinkhole ripped open a busy Manhattan street

A 20-foot long sinkhole opened up on 82nd Street on Manhattan's Upper West Side early Monday morning.The street was repaved a year ago, and it appears a water main was responsible for the collapse....

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We could see twice as many big earthquakes next year, scientists warn —...

Geologists predict the Earth could see about twice as many earthquakes next year.That's because the world is turning a little slower than usual, and it's prompting the equator to shrink slightly.A...

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At one end of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, there is a scene you must see to...

Nebraska regulators on Monday approved Keystone XL, a 1,180-mile-long (1,900-kilometer) extension of the existing Keystone Pipeline operated by TransCanada Corp.But the 3-2 vote in favor of expanding...

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3 charts that show how climate change threatens your health today

The irreparable harm humans are causing the planet may be causing irreparable harm on our health.Heat waves, now more frequent due to climate change, cause many premature deaths.Allergy season is three...

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An Indonesian start-up is making edible glass from seaweed to tackle the...

An environmental start-up in Indonesia is trying to tackle the country's plastic problem.Evoware has made a form of 'edible glass' that is made from seaweed.The glasses can come in different flavours...

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Flights canceled, tens of thousands evacuated after massive Bali volcano erupts

Bali's Denpasar Airport closed on Monday following a several volcanic eruptions by Mount Agung on the weekend. Flight cancellations affected 59,000 passengers on 445 flights. As many as 100,000 locals...

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Bugs survive the winter through a trick straight out of science fiction

Bugs don't just do a disappearing act in the winter: some can tolerate extremely harsh, cold conditions. One of their most common winter survival strategies, called diapause, allows mosquitoes and...

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Frying food could have a surprising effect on the weather

Scientists are discovering how the sticky air lingering above deep fryers could fuel more clouds.Over a city like London, fatty acid molecules make up about 10% of the fine particulates in the air.That...

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