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Amazon offers 'novel' look at U.S. politics
The online retailer's new 'Election Heat Map' uses book-sales data to reveal a widespread Republican streak among its American customers.
Butterflies move north as climate warms
Warm-climate butterflies are quickly replacing some native species in Massachusetts, and a new study suggests climate change may be to blame.
Surfing robot deployed to study sharks
At the tail end of Shark Week, a solar-powered robot has begun a shark-stalking voyage across the Pacific — and a new app lets anyone tag along.
Paul Ryan's environmental record
The U.S. vice presidential candidate is a self-proclaimed 'avid outdoorsman,' but his policies often draw avid opposition from environmental advocates.
Groups push U.S. to save California sharks
California's great white sharks should be federally protected as an endangered species, according to a new petition filed by conservation groups.
Watch: 'Dare Mighty Things'
A new short film portrays the Curiosity Mars rover as a cosmic response to the century-old challenge from U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
Outdoor cats are prolific killers, study finds
Free-roaming house cats kill an estimated 4 billion wild animals across the U.S. every year, including birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.
Study: Ocean acidification disrupts food web
As acidic seawater forces shellfish to grow thinner shells, scientists warn of a ripple effect that could alter marine ecosystems around the planet.
Satellite photos show Amazon vanishing
Clear-cutting for roads and agriculture has transformed the Amazon rain forest in western Brazil, as a new set of satellite images from NASA illustrates.
Keystone Science School elevates education
After spending four days at a Colorado science camp for schoolteachers, MNN's science editor reports about what (and how) he learned there.

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