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Presidential debates and the environment

Sun, Sep 30 2012 at 1:10 PM

As the U.S. begins another presidential debate season, MNN looks back at candidates' changing environmental priorities over the past five elections.

Hubble sees 'deepest-ever' view of cosmos

Thu, Sep 27 2012 at 12:09 PM

The space telescope has captured more than 5,000 different galaxies in a single image, including some that date back 13.2 billion years.

How to spark a 'renewables revolution'

Mon, Sep 24 2012 at 8:48 AM

Japan's plan to wean off nuclear power could help lead a global push toward cleaner, more efficient civilization, says U.S. energy guru Amory Lovins.

Huge photo brings melting glacier to life

Wed, Sep 19 2012 at 2:28 PM

Austria's Pasterze Glacier is quickly disappearing, but thanks to this giant, super-zoomable photo, at least you can see it up close before it's gone.

Shell puts Arctic ambitions on ice

Mon, Sep 17 2012 at 2:15 PM

The company has decided not to drill for Alaska's offshore oil and gas deposits this year, but it still plans to relaunch the controversial effort next summer.

Are hurricanes linked to global warming?

Thu, Sep 13 2012 at 2:24 PM

While it's hasty to blame single storms on climate change, scientists do expect an overall increase in the most powerful hurricanes as the oceans heat up.

Shell begins offshore drilling in Alaska

Mon, Sep 10 2012 at 3:45 PM

The Dutch oil giant is drilling 'pilot holes' off Alaska's northwest coast, an early step in its quest for petroleum deposits hidden deep below the seabed.

Watch: Puppy wrestles with cheetah cub

Fri, Sep 07 2012 at 12:15 PM

A young dog tangles with one of the Cincinnati Zoo's smallest big cats.

Obama, Romney answer science questions

Thu, Sep 06 2012 at 10:05 AM

While they declined a televised science debate, the candidates did provide written answers to 14 questions from the country's top scientists.

The Clean Water Act turns 40

Tue, Sep 04 2012 at 5:00 AM

America's landmark water law will be 40 years old this fall. But amid old legal doubts and new environmental dangers, it may be facing a midlife crisis.

Commenting (23)

And it's all just for keratin

Fri, Mar 29 2013 at 2:31 PM

And it's all just for keratin. Poachers might as well scour the globe for toenails and hair clippings.

Thanks for the heads up, Juli

Thu, Jan 03 2013 at 6:50 PM

Thanks for the heads up, Juli. I've reworded that paragraph to make it a little clearer.

That's true, Norma. The Mayan

Tue, Dec 11 2012 at 11:47 AM

That's true, Norma. The Mayan calendar doesn't predict an apocalypse. I used the word "myth" here to mean "a false or unfounded notion," as in: "It's a widespread myth that the Mayan calendar predicts an apocalypse."

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