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Cicadas continue East Coast march

Thu, May 16, 2013 10:28 AM
by Megan Gannon, LiveScience
Scientists expect this brood's population to be up to 30 billion this year.

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The secret role of clouds in climate change
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 1:53 PM by Jeffrey Davis
Scientists have begun to unlock the confusing role that clouds play in climate change.
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5 natural events that science can't explain
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 11:12 AM by Jessica A. Knoblauch
We've come a long way since the days of believing that lightning bolts were the work of angry gods, but some natural events continue to mystify us.
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Floating golf course to be built in the Maldives
Sat, Mar 13, 2010 12:07 PM by Katherine Butler
Development is a reaction to rising waters caused by climate change.
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MNN week in review: Amazing trees and creative climate change solutions

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 6:31 AM

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of March 7-13.
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Watch: Zamboni plunges through skate pond
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 9:50 PM by Shea Gunther
Check out these videos of Zambonis breaking through ponds, falling off trucks, and just squirreling around.
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Weekend funny: Laughing with (at?) Toyota
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 8:21 PM by Shea Gunther
Funny or Die turns their lens of hilarity upon Toyota with this send-up of a rather determined corporate spokesperson.
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Rare earthquakes in Texas caused by gas mining
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 5:53 PM by Bryan Nelson
A wastewater reinjection well from natural gas mining is being blamed for a series of tremors in Texas, where earthquakes almost never happen.
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Fish with six-pack abs could benefit aquaculture

Fri, Mar 12, 2010 3:13 PM

Scientists develop an ultra-muscular trout that can grow more body mass without any increase in food.
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Sniffing out bedbugs
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 10:09 AM by E.B. Solomont
Furry and cute, dogs are on the front lines of New York City's war on bedbugs.
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Obama is NOT about to ban fishing
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 10:10 PM by Shea Gunther
The right-wing media mob has seized on an spurious claim by ESPN's Robert Montgomery that President Obama is about to ban recreational and commercial fishing in U.S. waters.
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89-year-old pensioner rides bus 14 miles to cross the street
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 8:41 PM by Shea Gunther
When Nancy Underwood wants to visit the shops across the street from her home, it takes her 90 minutes and 4 bus rides to do it.
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World's 7 most amazing trees
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 5:24 PM by Shea Gunther
Spread among the billions and billions of trees around the world are a few special ones.
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Mystery of half-female, half-male chickens solved
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 5:21 PM by Katherine Butler
Scientists discover that hermaphrochickens exist because of cellular differences -- not because of hormonal influences.
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Assignment Earth: Alaska's Pebble Mine

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 3:17 PM

Video: A planned gold and copper mine could pose a serious threat to sockeye salmon population.
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Oil and the Falklands: How Argentina can win the argument
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 1:08 PM by Cool Green Science Blog
The British have announced they will explore for oil in the Falkland Islands which could pose a huge threat to some of Earth's richest marine habitats.
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