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Scott Pruitt spent $120,000 of public money on a quick summer work trip to...
Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, spent over $120,000 for a summer trip to Italy last year.The trip included a flight on a military jet.He flew to Bologna and Rome and took...
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These Amazon HQ2 finalist cities could be partially underwater in our...
In January, Amazon announced the top 20 contenders for its $5 billion second headquarters, HQ2. Across North America, more than 200 cities, states, and regions submitted bids for the campus, which is...
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A manhole just exploded in downtown Manhattan — here's why that happens
An explosion rocked lower Manhattan on Thursday afternoon. The loud boom was heard for blocks around Wall Street.The NYPD said the sound came from the pop of a manhole cover.Manhole covers explode all...
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The giant garbage vortex in the Pacific Ocean is over twice the size of Texas...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a massive area measuring more than 1.6 million square kilometers, but it's just part of the North Pacific Gyre, an ocean region where currents collect...
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China's out-of-control space station may release a toxic chemical when it...
A falling Chinese space station dubbed Tiangong-1, or "Heavenly Palace," is about to break up into pieces in the atmosphere and crash to Earth. It will likely go down this weekend.Experts say it is...
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Why San Francisco is a nightmare, according to science
San Francisco can be a tough place live for a lot of reasons. Sky-high housing prices can make it nearly impossible to find a place. In February, a 1,000-square-foot home with no working plumbing and a...
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Fishing boats are turning off anti-collision technology in ways that put...
Fishing vessels around the globe regularly turn off anti-collision devices when they approach Marine Protected Areas they shouldn't be harvesting.That behavior could be hiding illegal fishing,...
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There's a big difference between good and bad fat — here's how to pick the...
Getting enough fat in your diet can be a great way to stay full, trim, and sharp. Fats are inherently energy- and calorie-rich foods, but that doesn't mean they're bad or that they will make you fat....
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Architects designed these floating villages that would withstand flooding in...
Like most US coastal regions, the San Francisco Bay Area is under threat from rising seas. To make matters worse, researchers say that parts of the Bay Area are sinking, which could wipe out between 20...
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17 things you should never recycle — even if you think you can
Not everything can be recycled, even if it's made up of recyclable materials. Plastics like clothes hangers, grocery bags, and toys aren't always recyclable in your curbside bin.Other things that...
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15 things you should never put in the trash
April 22nd marks Earth Day, an annual event during which people are encouraged to show their support for environmental protection.But whether you're an outspoken green activist or just embarking on...
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I shopped at only thrift stores for a year — and I got a whole new wardrobe...
I shopped exclusively at thrift stores for an entire year.It saved me money and changed my relationship with fashion.I developed my own personal style for the first time, and it only cost me $291.In...
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Sloths are some of the slowest animals in the world — here's why
Sloths are notoriously slow. Living in rainforests in Central and South America, sloths spend most of their time hanging upside down in the trees, rarely coming down to the ground.There are two main...
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An earthquake expert told us there’s one neighborhood in San Francisco where...
Most of the Bay Area is highly vulnerable to future earthquakes.We asked an architect who specializes in engineering research what San Francisco neighborhood she'd never live in.She said her decision...
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The San Francisco Bay Area has an earthquake 'time bomb' that could devastate...
There's about a 76% chance that the San Francisco Bay Area could experience a 7.2 magnitude earthquake within the next 30 years, according to some recent reports.Experts from the USGS think that the...
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12 photos show how humans explored Earth's oceans from the 1600s to now
The world's oceans cover 71% of the planet's surface, yet we've more thoroughly mapped the surface of Mars than we have the ocean floor.At the recent opening of an exhibit about exploring unseen parts...
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A fire in the US midwest is so big you can see it from space — two people...
A series of wildfires that broke out in Oklahoma earlier this week are still raging as of Thursday.Two people have died due to the blazes.The fires are so large that they're clearly visible from space....
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Half of the Great Barrier Reef has died since 2016 — here's what happens if...
Since 2016, coral bleaching events have killed off approximately half of the Great Barrier Reef, the largest and most extensive reef system in the world.The heat and acidity devastating the Great...
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Apple has a new iPhone-destroying robot called Daisy that can disassemble 200...
Apple announced they have a new robot called "Daisy" that takes apart iPhones for the valuable materials within. It can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour, according to Apple. Greenpeace, the...
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13 small things you can do to help the Earth every day
Earth Day, on April 22, is a day to think about the environment and do what you can to help it. A billion people get involved every year, making it the largest civic observance in the world, according...
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