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Raptors vs. landfills: Methane burners kill many birds of prey

Mon, Apr 29 2013 at 12:17 PM

The birds often perch on top of large smokestacks where fatal burns are more likely.

Poisoned Toomer's Corner oaks cut down after final celebration

Wed, Apr 24 2013 at 2:18 PM

Auburn University fans celebrated under the trees one last time this weekend.

Could you live on $1.50 of food a day?

Mon, Apr 22 2013 at 11:41 AM

The Global Poverty Project is challenging people to see what it's like to 'live below the line.'

West Virginia gave world indestructible tomato

Fri, Apr 19 2013 at 12:21 PM

West Virginia University is giving away free packets of seeds for what has been dubbed 'the people's tomato.'

Idiots with spray paint and cameras force closure at Joshua Tree park

Thu, Apr 18 2013 at 12:22 PM

Graffiti, camera phones, national parks and Twitter do not mix.

75% of U.K. kids worried about climate change

Wed, Apr 17 2013 at 11:19 AM

A new poll reveals that three-quarters of British teens are concerned about global warming both at home and in the developing world.

Nanosponges could one day suck toxins right out of your veins

Tue, Apr 16 2013 at 5:28 PM

Engineers say the microscopic 'sponges' could absorb everything from E. coli to rattlesnake venom.

InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer Prize for oil spill reporting

Tue, Apr 16 2013 at 10:46 AM

Reporters for the online, nonprofit news site spent seven months reporting on tar-sands oil spill in Michigan.

Giant, slimy, hungry African land snails are invading Florida

Mon, Apr 15 2013 at 11:34 AM

The rat-sized snails eat everything in their path and even carry diseases that can infect humans.

New tree-living porcupine species discovered

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 10:56 AM

The new species lives in a highly threatened forest ecosystem in Brazil, but scientists have hope that it can be saved.

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A puppy's not a challenge for

Thu, Mar 21 2013 at 5:33 PM

A puppy's not a challenge for a telecommuter -- it's an opportunity! Having a dog means you need to get up every hour or two to let them out. A quick bit of exercise = better health and multiple chances each day to come back to your work with fresh eyes. Enjoy!

Iran is planning to send a

Wed, Jan 23 2013 at 1:16 PM

Iran is planning to send a monkey into space, not a chimpanzee (chimpanzees are apes). I can't find any references to the Chinese experiment you mention, so if you come up with a citation, please let us know.

Thanks, I have fixed that

Tue, Nov 20 2012 at 4:27 PM

Thanks, I have fixed that typo.

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