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Learn about Earth's biodiversity and natural resources. Plus: Explore national parks and state wilderness areas.

  • Assignment Earth: Sea turtles thrive on African beaches

    Fri, Jun 12, 2009 10:50 AM

    Sea turtles thrive on African beaches

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  • Top U.S. environmental concern: Water pollution

    Thu, Jun 11, 2009 3:48 PM by Shea Gunther

    According to a Gallup poll, water pollution is the top environmental concern among U.S. citizens. What are we doing about it?

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  • Rwanda rainforest 99% destroyed, NASA photos reveal

    Thu, Jun 11, 2009 3:30 PM

    Satellite images show massive deforestation in the Gishwati Forest between 1986 and 2001.

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  • Back to the Chattahoochee River Race and Festival

    Tue, Jun 09, 2009 5:46 PM

    Seventh annual race on the Chattahoochee is free and open to the whole family.

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  • Will the oceans of the future be filled with jellyfish?

    Tue, Jun 09, 2009 3:29 PM

    Giant jellyfish weighing up to 440 pounds are taking over areas of the world’s oceans thanks to overfishing.

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  • Indonesian rain forest worth more standing than cut down

    Tue, Jun 09, 2009 2:09 PM

    Palm oil production is lucrative, but selling carbon credits could replace that income and protect endangered orangutans.

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  • Colorado town overrun by mischievous but beloved elk

    Mon, Jun 08, 2009 2:45 PM

    Elk get into trouble in Estes Park, but residents share a deep affection for the creatures.

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  • Assignment Earth: Smart timber

    Mon, Jun 08, 2009 2:43 PM

    Buying certified wood products encourages regulated, sustainable logging that actually saves more trees than total protection

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  • Gay penguin pair adopt abandoned chick

    Fri, Jun 05, 2009 2:25 PM

    German zoo gave Z and Vielpunkt, a pair of gay Humboldt penguins, an abandoned egg to care for.

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  • Urge Congress to pass the Public Lands Service Corps Act

    Fri, Jun 05, 2009 1:26 PM

    New bill passing through Congress would create thousands of paid service positions in America’s national parks.

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  • 10,000 bees try to hitch a ride on an airplane wing

    Thu, Jun 04, 2009 1:22 PM

    A swarm of bees had to be removed from the wing of a plane with a special vaccum.

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  • Cigarette butts are toxic waste

    Wed, Jun 03, 2009 10:21 PM by Shea Gunther

    Billions of pounds of cigarette butts are thrown to the ground every year, poisoning waterways and killing fish.

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  • Colorado makes it legal for homeowners to harvest rainwater

    Wed, Jun 03, 2009 11:50 AM

    Residents of some Western states are considered water thieves if they install rain catchment systems.

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  • Fishing the bluefin tuna away

    Tue, Jun 02, 2009 11:08 PM by Shea Gunther

    Filmmakers accuse the Mitsubishi Corporation of stocking up on bluefin tuna in anticipation of the population collapse of the giant fish.

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  • Hydrogen boom

    Tue, Jun 02, 2009 9:29 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Iceland is carving a niche in the hydrogen fuel market with a new program called Sustainable Marine and Road Transport–Hydrogen.

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