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Fri, Apr 19, 2013 9:56 AM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience
One way to combat the trend is to increase women's access to education and communication with the wider world.
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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 5:08 PM by Marc Lallanilla, LiveScience
The science behind the West Fertilizer Company facility's gargantuan explosion in West, Tex. is revealed.
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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 4:32 PM by Russell McLendon
As Earth Day nears, MNN follows a 48-mile sweep of Atlanta's Chattahoochee River to shed light on the rising relevance of crowd-sourced conservation.
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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 4:30 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience
Chemical fertilizer has been at the center of explosions both in 2013 and 1947.
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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 1:44 PM
Plus: 6 things you can do to make the planet better.
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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 10:02 AM by Marc Lallanilla, LiveScience
Archaeologists found several anchors carved of stone, as well as storage jars, fragments of rope and pieces of pottery.
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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 9:50 AM by Becky Oskin, LiveScience
Knowing the volume of molten magma beneath Yellowstone is important for estimating the size of future eruptions.
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Wed, Apr 17, 2013 2:10 PM by Douglas Main, LiveScience
Outdated water management, which results in lower water levels in rivers, is one of the biggest problems facing U.S. waterways.
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Wed, Apr 17, 2013 12:20 PM by Andrea Thompson, OurAmazingPlanet
The National Park Service has named two new natural landmarks that serve as preserves of once-ubiquitous ecosystems.
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Wed, Apr 17, 2013 11:04 AM by Catie Leary
Sharing its home with several thousand used tires, a steadfast tree grows in an abandoned 25-acre recycling yard in Lachapelle-Auzac, France.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 4:06 PM by Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet
Find out the geology behind Iran's 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which the US Geological Survey said likely killed more than 1,000.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 3:36 PM by Russell McLendon
Three years after the worst oil spill in American history, the Gulf of Mexico is shifting from acute aftermath to the uncharted waters of long-term rehab.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 3:12 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience
Scientists used an ice core to gain insight into historic temperatures in Antarctica.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 10:44 AM by Andrea Thompson, LiveScience's OurAmazingPlanet
New research posits that Byrd fell short of the North Pole by as much as 80 miles due to inferior monitoring equipment.
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Mon, Apr 15, 2013 2:04 PM by Becky Oskin, LiveScience
Carbon dioxide remains the most significant threat, but slow government action has scientists looking at other culprits to combat.