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Watch a giant great white shark charge a film crew
A film crew in New Zealand had a blood-racing encounter with a great white shark as they were sitting in their inflatable dinghy.They were gathering footage for a documentary called Lair of the...
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Watch a lava lake overflow on top of a volcano in Hawaii
For the first time in more than 30 years, lava is flowing on the floor of Halema'uma'u crater in Hawaii.Kilauea volcano's volatile lava lake spilled over the rim of a deep vent within Halema'uma'u...
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Remarkable before-and-after photos make it undeniably clear we're ruining our...
Climate change can seem like a massive, invisible, slow process.At times, it can seem like something we won't be able to visualize until it's too late. A collection of images (from NASA, unless...
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California water regulators just adopted unprecedented restrictions amid...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California water regulators adopted sweeping, unprecedented restrictions Tuesday on how people, governments and businesses can use water amid the state's ongoing drought.The...
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Many of the large animals we know and love are facing extinction, new study...
Until relatively recently, lots of different massive mammals roamed across our planet. Mastodons, mammoths, giant elk, rhinoceros-sized marsupials, sabre-toothed cats, marsupial lions, dire wolves,...
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This tortoise is the oldest living land creature on Earth
Jonathan the tortoise, who lives on the British-controlled island of St. Helena, is reportedly the oldest living land creature in the world.According to The Telegraph:At the age of 183, this tortoise...
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Global carbon dioxide levels just broke another record
Miami (AFP) - In another ominous sign of human-caused climate change, US government scientists said Wednesday that global carbon dioxide concentrations have reached a new monthly record of 400 parts...
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5 years ago, this island was the size of 4 football fields — now a...
In 2010, Cat Island was a pristine nesting spot for pelicans and other birds native to the coastal shores of Louisiana:Today, the only way you'd know the island ever existed is by tracking these birds...
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Devastating photos of California show how bad the drought really is
California just entered its fourth year in drought. Experts say it's the worst the state has seen in 1,200 years. Dwindling reservoirs, shrinking lakes and dried up farm fields are everywhere — and as...
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BP just won the right to dispute some claims from the Gulf oil spill
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday said BP deserves the right to appellate review of some damage claims awarded to people and businesses in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil...
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A fire forced a nuclear plant north of New York City to shut down
(Reuters) - A transformer failure and fire caused a unit at Indian Point nuclear plant north of New York City to be shut down on Saturday, and people nearby reported seeing an explosion and smoke at...
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Award-winning video shows beautiful coral in unprecedented detail
Even if you've swum amongst the underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef, chances are you've never seen coral like in the award-winning video "Slow Life."Because coral moves on a much slower...
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Apple is making a major environmental commitment in the most polluting...
Apple is launching a major new environmental initiative in China as part of its commitment to "power all its operations worldwide on 100% renewable energy."Partnering with the World Wildlife Fund, the...
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These are the 8 air pollutants destroying the atmosphere
Back in school, you'll have learned that the air in our atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen, at 78%, and oxygen, at 21%, with a number of other trace gases.It's to these trace gases we're...
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8 of the most dangerous bodies of water on Earth
What makes you want to take your clothes off and jump in nature’s pools? Factors probably include beautiful bright blue color and calm waters. But don’t ever get fooled with such beauty for you may not...
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This time-lapse video shows humanity's incredible impact on the Earth
How much of an impact can billions and billions of people make on the environment? Well, if you watch the video below from Vox, you'll see that in a mere 40 years, human activity can leave quite the...
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A giant man-made hole in Earth's atmosphere is finally closing up
Now that summer is here, you'll likely be slathering up with sunscreen.Earth, it turns out, is doing the same, according to an encouraging study recently published by a team of scientists at NASA...
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Why all of New York City smells like sex these days
This spring, New Yorkers will have their noses assaulted by an unpleasant odor coming from the army of white-blossom covered trees that line many of the city's streets. These flowers, though lovely in...
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Here's how whales are able to open their mouths so wide
Newly discovered nerves in the mouths of massive whales can unfold, nearly doubling in length, and recoil like a bungee cord.These stretchy nerves could explain how the whales are able to eat by...
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13 things Californians are doing that waste more water than eating almonds
California is in its fourth year in the worst drought the state has seen in 1,200 years. Yet many Californians continue to use virtually the same amounts of water they were using before the drought...
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