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How snow can help build better wind turbines

The way snow dances around wind turbines is shedding light on the mysteries of how air turbulence behaves.




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Eiffel Tower outfitted with twin wind turbines

The turbines will help to keep the lights on and the cash registers ringing on the Paris landmark's newly revamped first floor.




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'Windlicht' is an otherworldly LED laser show held on a Dutch wind farm

A Pink Floyd soundtrack is not included with Studio Roosegaarde's newest environmental-themed light installation.




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Cruelty to animals is now a federal crime

The PACT Act makes animal cruelty a federal felony, threatening violators with fines and prison time.




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Spring cleaning: 5 ways to get your kids to help

Spring cleaning can be fun for the whole family with these fun tips for getting kids involved.




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How often should you wash your towels?

Probably more often than you think — which is way too often, in this writer's opinion.




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How to banish pet smells from your house

Part of living with pets is dealing with the smells they emit. Here's how to do it.




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Your kitchen towel could cause food poisoning

Using a kitchen towel for many uses can spread E. coli and get your family sick.




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How to clean a smelly drain naturally

Non-chemical ways to make your sink and tub smell fresh.




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Sunlight may help kill dust-based bacteria

Researchers found that rooms exposed to sunlight kept the germ population in check better than rooms that received no sunlight at all.




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Honeybees need our help as populations continue to decline

Consider helping our honeybees by planting native flowers.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Is bee collapse due to cell phones?

Radiation from cell phones might be contributing to the decline in the bee population.




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Ellen Page on 'Vanishing of the Bees'

'Inception' star chats with Bill Maher about colony collapse disorder and how industrialized farming is harming bee populations.



  • Arts & Culture

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5 ways to help children help bees

You don't have to become a beekeeper (unless you really want to) to show your children how important these pollinators are.




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'More Than Honey': A film to fuel the fight to save bees

Markus Imhoof's new documentary balances microphotography with compelling storytelling. The film will debut on June 10.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Bee semen could help combat colony collapse disorder

Researchers hope to create a sperm bank to breed hardier bees and preserve threatened subspecies.




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Help save bees with a device on your keys

The designer of the Bee Saver, a bioplastic keychain that contains artificial nectar, believes small acts can make a big difference.




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Help Cascadian Farm 'Bee Friendlier' to pollinators

Donating money to help the bees is as easy as adding a mustache to your cat's (or your friend's) photo.




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Angelenos abuzz over possibility of legalized backyard beekeeping

Concern over dwindling pollinator populations trumps worries of apiarian disturbances.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Mushroom extract may help save bees

Mushroom extracts have been shown to reduce the presence of bee-killing viruses.



  • Research & Innovations

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Ocean floor yields mass deposits of rare earth element

Did Japan hit the rare earth elements jackpot? Scientists have found undersea mud off the coast that could be packed with elements like yttrium, cerium and pras



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Happy 153rd birthday, Teddy Roosevelt

Just in time for the conservationist president's birthday, the U.S. unveils a plan to freeze uranium mining near one of his favorite places: the Grand Canyon.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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10 elements crucial to modern life that you've probably never heard of

Buried deep in your cellphone, laptop, and flat-screen television are a bevy of obscure elements that make our modern lives possible.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Just how big ARE dump trucks used for mining? See for yourself

The Caterpillar 797 is a 50-foot-tall dump truck widely used in the mining industry. Watch what happens when it faces off against a stationary Land Cruiser.




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Asteroid-mining company to launch satellite in July

The nascent asteroid-mining industry is set to take its first steps into space this summer.




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Say hello to the 'Virgin Rainbow,' the finest opal ever unearthed

Worth more than $1 million, this gemstone is distinguished for its rich color palette and light-refracting qualities that defy description.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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5 ways to help low-income families with energy costs

Energy prices are going to get more expensive for all of us, but low-income households shouldn't have to shoulder the burden. Here's how we can help them.




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By law, all new roofs in France must be topped with plants (or solar panels)

Months ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference, French Parliament approves aggressive new commercial building rules.




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Next-gen incandescent bulb is a light-recycling marvel

And it's potentially more efficient than an LED.



  • Research & Innovations

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This startup wants to pay you for saving electricity

With California-based OhmConnect, it's easy being green when you're also earning green.




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Thirsty Key deer get a helping hand after Irma

With fresh water supplies contaminated by Hurricane Irma, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees are bucking the rules to keep Key deer in Florida alive.




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The tap water of 170 million Americans may contain unsafe levels of radium

Radium, a naturally-occurring radioactive element that's also a known carcinogen, can be found in water systems across the U.S.




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This accidental discovery could help solve our plastic pollution crisis

A research team working with an enzyme that eats plastic accidentally engineer it to make it better at breaking down PET.



  • Research & Innovations

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How ocean racers are helping solve the Great Pacific Garbage Patch problem

The Ocean Cleanup is ready to launch plastic-eating System 001 to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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He traveled from California to Hawaii on a paddleboard — and he didn't like what he saw

Spanish endurance athlete Antonio de la Rosa is the first to cross the Pacific on a paddleboard.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Space shuttle Endeavour lands safely

Shuttle Endeavour touched down safely at the Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday morning, completing its final mission to space.




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Space shuttles to take flight for museum deliveries

The first 'A' in NASA's acronym name — Aeronautics — will play a leading role in the final flights of its recently retired shuttle program. Space agency jet




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Huge crowds welcome shuttle Enterprise to NYC

Hundreds of eager spectators lined Manhattan's West Side Pier 84 on June 6, as the space shuttle Enterprise completed the final leg of its journey to the Intrep




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Space Shuttle Endeavour's California trip delayed

Space shuttle Endeavour's trip to California has been delayed by a weather front in its way.




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Endeavour's landing in Los Angeles delayed to Sept. 21

Space shuttle Endeavour's highly anticipated arrival in Los Angeles has been deferred by a day.




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Sun propelled solar sail to launch in fall 2014

NASA will send off the "Sunjammer," a 128-ft solar sail, to record space weather and study the Sun.




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NASA's launch of sun observatory delayed by power outage

NASA lost power on Sunday in California, delaying the launch of the IRIS sun observatory by one day.




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NASA shuts down galaxy-hunting telescope

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has been decommissioned after 10 years of data collecting on other galaxies and black holes.




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SpaceX Dragon capsule makes Easter delivery at International Space Station

Food, supplies, gear — and possibly Easter treats — successfully made their way to the space station.




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Hank Hartsfield, leader of first space shuttle Discovery flight, dies at 80

NASA astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield, who in 1984 commanded the maiden mission of the space shuttle Discovery, died on July 17




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Former NASA astronaut Steven Nagel dies at 67

NASA astronaut Steven Nagel, who flew four space shuttle missions, died Thursday, Aug. 21. He was 67.




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Europe swelters under devastating heat wave

Temperature records across the continent continue to fall as Europe buckles under heat wave. At least seven deaths have been attributed to the heat.



  • Climate & Weather

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LightSail spacecraft snaps solar sail selfie in space

The Planetary Society's tiny LightSail spacecraft has sent a photo of its deployed solar sail down to Earth.




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Icehotel invites public to design solid ice suites

The iconic hotel is located in Swedish Lapland and was the first of its kind.




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Smart development, eco-tourism make for happy neighbors in Punta Gorda, Florida

Punta Gorda, a sleepy Gulf Coast getaway north of Fort Myers, shines bright as Babcock Ranch, a solar-powered eco-town, attracts its first residents.