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The anti-fracking movement just won a major victory in New York
In a win for climate activists and the anti-fracking movement, and a blow to fossil fuel polluters and the federal regulatory agencies that enable them, the New York State Department of Environmental...
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A stretch of frozen Arctic on the edge of Alaska is melting way ahead of...
The Beaufort Sea is melting way ahead of schedule. The sea, which borders Alaska to the north, typically melts during the summer and re-freezes in the winter. But this year, pieces of it began...
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Leonardo DiCaprio gave an impassioned speech about climate change to hundreds of world leaders Friday. The group was assembled by the United Nations to sign the Paris Agreement, an international...
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This map shows every country's military camouflage pattern
A Reddit user uploaded this map of the world onto the network's "MapPorn" subreddit. The image displays every country covered in the same camo pattern as its armed forces, though the disclaimer in the...
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Scientists discovered a 600-mile long coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon
An international team of researchers has discovered a 600-mile long coral reef sitting at the murky, muddy mouth of the Amazon river.The incredible discovery proves that no matter how well we think...
View ArticleAn Australian politician set a river on fire to show the effects of fracking...
Energy companies are fracking near Australia's Condamine River. Parliament member Jeremy Buckingham demonstrated how it affects the environment — by setting the river on fire.Story by Jacob Shamsian...
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Radioactive boars are taking over this nuclear wasteland — and that's just...
In 2011, a catastrophic chain of events led to nuclear meltdowns that caused over 300,000 people to evacuate the towns surrounding Fukushima. Today, the area remains a radioactive ghost town, still too...
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The 18 best science movies and shows streaming on Netflix right now
There's an incredible variety of science- and nature-focused documentaries and TV episodes streaming on Netflix right now.From shows that delve into the tasty science of gastronomy to those that unmask...
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A startup made edible spoons to save us from plastic — and they're delicious
Some 40 million tons of reusable plastic cutlery get thrown away every year, most of them after a single use. This plastic can take up to 1,000 years to break down in the environment. Meanwhile, they...
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A firm that lets you pay whatever you want is revolutionizing socially...
Aspiration is a different kind of investment firm. They create investment products geared toward middle class investors — and, unlike traditional banks, you can pay them whatever you want. And now,...
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Vietnam is being crippled by its worst drought in nearly a century
Vietnam's breadbasket southwestern region has been hit by the worst drought in 90 years, badly damaging the nation's economy.The Southeast Asian country saw a huge slowdown in economic growth in the...
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This giant pile of skulls tells a tragic story of American history
The bison is a majestic, if smelly, creature that has called North America home since prehistoric times.But we nearly lost it to the dust of history.In April 2016, the US House of Representatives and...
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President Obama should crown this beast as America's national mammal
Step aside, bald eagle.The US House of Representatives and the Senate just passed a bill that would honor the country's largest land mammal, the American bison, as our national mammal (joining the bird...
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26 photos that give an inside look at one of the biggest criminal enterprises...
The illegal wildlife trade is one of the largest criminal enterprises on the planet.In fact, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ranks wildlife trafficking alongside the drug trade, arms...
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Huge ‘dead zones’ could appear in our oceans by 2030
Man-made climate change is already cutting into oxygen levels in some parts of the world's oceans and could start producing new "dead zones" in some parts of the seas by 2030, US researchers warned...
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Watch live: Scientists are exploring one of the deepest, most mysterious...
Right now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ship Okeanos Explorer is exploring the deep waters in and around the Marianas Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean — and...
View ArticleThere is a lightning storm in Venezuela that lasts 160 days a year
NASA satellites measured lightning strikes on the ground and in the clouds for 16 years to find the most active hotspots around the world. One lake came out on top.Produced by Maya Dangerfield....
View ArticleAstronauts found something troubling about our cities in these shots from space
Scientists at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain are spearheading a project called "Cities at Night" to create a gallery of photos taken from the International Space Station. Here's what...
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A disastrous global scenario is creating refugees in the US
If you've heard doom-and-gloom stories about climate change refugees, you've probably thought of the problem as something that only affects people living in far-flung places — countries that are not...
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Emma Watson walked the Met Gala's red carpet covered in recycled plastic bottles
Recycling an outfit for a fashionable event like the Met Gala is unheard of — that is, until Emma Watson took to the red carpet Monday night in a striking black and white gown made completely out of...
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