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A terrible environmental disaster is unfolding in Los Angeles — and it's...
At this very moment, a natural gas well in a quiet, hilly town in northern Los Angeles is spewing hundreds of millions of pounds of methane into the atmosphere.What's worse, workers are not even close...
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A powerful cyclone has pushed the North Pole 50 degrees above normal to...
A powerful winter cyclone — the same storm that led to two tornado outbreaks in the United States and disastrous river flooding — has driven the North Pole to the freezing point this week, 50 degrees...
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Raw sewage is flooding into the Mississippi River due to historic flooding
The rain-swollen Mississippi River and one of its tributaries are now carrying untreated sewage downstream after flooding knocked out a treatment plant outside St. Louis.The rising Meramec River, which...
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2015 was one of the craziest years yet for weather — here’s why that’s so...
This year has been an incredibly strange one for weather.Throughout what has been the warmest year in recorded history, the world witnessed apocalyptic-like conditions, from snowstorms that buried...
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Here's why the US government suddenly banned a bunch of soaps, bodywashes,...
President Obama approved a bill on Monday banning soaps, toothpastes, and bodywashes that contain a harmful ingredient.That ingredient is microbeads — tiny, nearly impossible-to-dissolve plastic...
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14 places to go if the world is going to end
December's weather has been pretty much apocalyptic in some parts of the world. Huge parts of Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, and the UK have been heavily hit by floods.Add to this the...
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The horrifying experience a radiologist had after eating fruit from the 'tree...
In 1999, radiologist Nicola Strickland went on a holiday to the Caribbean island of Tobago, a tropical paradise complete with idyllic, deserted beaches.On her first morning there, she went foraging for...
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A gas leak in California is arguably the worst environmental disaster since...
It has drawn remarkably little attention outside the West Coast, but a massive methane gas leak 25 miles northwest of Los Angeles is wreaking havoc with the community, displacing thousands of families...
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4% of children in Flint, Michigan have elevated lead levels in their blood,...
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency in Flint on Tuesday over problems with lead in the city's drinking water, the same day federal officials confirmed they're...
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The first major El Niño storm of the season just hammered the US
After months of warning, the first major storm of this year's highly anticipated monster El Niño began hammering the West Coast on Sunday. The storm brought a torrential downpour of rain that continued...
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We're finding out more and more about the worrisome link between fracking and...
A new study in the journal Nature published on Wednesday confirms an opinion long held by experts: that chemicals in fracking fluids and wastewater can pose serious risks for reproductive and...
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A blistering report that claimed fracking was safe is now being disputed by...
An Environmental Protection Agency report released in June on the impacts of fracking on water quality is now being called into question — by none other than the agency's own scientists. The report...
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The scale of California's gas leak is shocking
The Los Angeles town of Porter Ranch is officially under a state of emergency because of a major natural gas leak.California Gov. Jerry Brown issued the declaration Jan. 6, 2016, nearly 11 weeks after...
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8 'superfoods' to watch out for in 2016
Superfoods are gaining popularity—and for good reason.They directly support the immune system, reduce inflammation, support mental health, pack a nutritional punch, and boost energy, stamina and...
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We are thrusting Earth into a new geological epoch
OSLO (Reuters) — The indelible imprint left by human beings on Earth has become so clear that it justifies naming a new geological epoch after mankind, experts said on Thursday.The dawn of the...
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A promising new material can convert a major greenhouse gas into clean energy
A new material made from microscopic layers of cobalt can convert carbon dioxide gas into formate - a fuel that can be burned with no toxic byproducts and used as a clean energy source.Developed by a...
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These are the 50 most amazing science images from 2015
2015 was a captivating year in science.We reached Pluto, the world agreed to a landmark climate deal in Paris, and private spaceflight hit its stride. Many of this year's events have created amazing...
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14 places to go if the world is going to end
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Geologists discover an intriguing type of rock that's older then Earth itself
A meteorite fragment believed to be older than Earth itself has been discovered in Australia, and it almost washed away before scientists had a chance to get to it.The recovery operation involved a...
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Extreme weather has wiped out a tenth of the world's cereal production
The fragile state of the world's food supplies has become increasingly apparent in recent years, as extreme weather events have been linked to spikes in commodity prices and food riots, bringing into...
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