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Devastating pictures show the destruction caused by the 7.8 magnitude...
At least 272 people died and over 2,000 were injured after a powerful 7.8 magnitude quake shook part of Ecuador on Saturday.The earthquake struck the coastal region of the country, where buildings...
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This past March was the hottest on record by a large margin
Last month was the hottest March since record keeping began, the eleventh such consecutive record, according to reports released this week.Average global temperatures last month were 1.07 °C (1.9°F)...
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Texas got slammed by 14 inches of rain overnight and it's leading to...
The Houston area was pummeled with rain last night.Over a 12-hour period, more than 14 inches fell across certain parts of Texas, according to the National Weather Service. Here are the areas that got...
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The next generation of GMO food is here, and it's technically not a GMO (DD)
In a letter released to the public on Monday, chemical giant DuPont Pioneer announced plans to market the first crop that uses a type of precise genetic modification called CRISPR-Cas9.DuPont is the...
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Scientists want to use nanobots to suck pollutants from the ocean
Swarms of graphene-coated nanobots could be our best hope yet of cleaning up the murky oceans, with scientists demonstrating that new microscopic underwater warriors can remove up to 95% of lead in...
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10 breathtaking photos of America's national parks
The National Park Service is turning 100 years old in August. To celebrate, the National Park Service is teaming up with the National Park Foundation for National Park Week.From April 16 through April...
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This California service is actually paying people to use greener forms of...
Friday April 22 is Earth day, which marks the 46th anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. And with the US Supreme Court's decision to rule in favor of regulation that will help...
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2016 is shaping up to shatter the temperature records we just broke last year
Last year was the hottest year on record, and it's only going to get worse. Gavin Schmidt, a climatologist at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, tweeted last week that he estimated there was a...
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This delicious fish could soon become extinct
TOKYO (AP) — The latest scientific assessment paints a likely bleak future for the Pacific bluefin tuna, a sushi lovers' favorite whose population has dropped by more than 97% from its historic...
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The Bronx Zoo just debuted 3 newborn lemurs and they're adorable
Three new lemur babies now call the Bronx Zoo home.Two ring-tailed lemurs and one brown-collared lemur were born earlier this month and now reside with their mothers at the Madagascar! exhibit at the...
View ArticleA nuclear waste leak in Washington State just got worse
Radioactive waste has been leaking from a storage tank at Hanford Site — a nuclear waste storage facility in Washington State — since at least 2011. In an effort to fix the problem, the U.S. Department...
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Soak in the beauty and fragility of our dynamic planet with these stunning...
We hear a lot about all the horrible things happening to Earth: global warming, pollution, and water and food shortages — it's enough to conclude that life as we know it is nearing its end.Yes, it's...
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An artist made these stunning dresses and suits out of plants
April 22 is Earth Day, marking the 46th anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement.To celebrate and inspire global action, 35 artists are showcasing their work online with the...
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Being green is easy for these 5 countries
Every Earth Day, the world celebrates efforts to improve the environment across the globe. And each year, Yale's Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks the top-performing countries for the...
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Happy Earth Day! Here are 29 images that show how we're drastically reshaping...
April 22 is Earth Day, a world holiday celebrating our home planet — and so far, the only one we've got.Yet we're changing the face of Earth drastically via climate change. At times, it can seem like a...
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The 9 greenest new buildings in the US
In honor of Earth Day, the American Institute of Architects has announced its selections for the top "Green Projects" of 2016.Pulled from around the US, the buildings are stellar examples of how...
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This bizarre public park transforms into a pristine underwater world every year
If you have any affinity at all for beautiful lakes, hiking, or both of these things combined, you should probably book a flight to Green Lake, Austria, immediately.It's a hiker-and-scuba-diver's...
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More than 170 countries signed a pact today that could shape the future of...
Take note: For better or worse, Earth Day 2016 is going down in history.On April 22, at least 170 heads of state and diplomats from around the globe signed the world's first international climate...
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Billions of noisy bugs are about to take the East Coast by storm for the...
You’ll hear them from a mile away. This spring, billions of cicadas will come up from underground, creating a symphony that the east coast hasn’t heard since 1999.Cicadas are large, clunky insects with...
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Secret report: Eating like America puts the world on a 'potentially...
More people in more nations are rising out of poverty and into wealth, thanks to a flourishing global economy.With that increasing abundance, however, comes a dangerous appetite for meat.The world's...
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