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Woman reunited with dog lost 12 years ago

A dog lost in Florida is found a dozen years later in Pennsylvania, and her owner and everyone else is in tears.




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A veteran in hospice care is reunited with his dog one last time

Vietnam veteran gets his dying wish to spend the day with his beloved dog.




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D.C. schools ban flavored milk

Starting this fall, D.C. public schools will no longer serve flavored milk or sugary cereals.




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General Mills sued for using the term 'natural'

Two moms are suing General Mills over the use of the term 'natural' to market its Nature Valley products. Do lawsuits like this create any change?




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Why refined carbs may trigger food cravings

A craving for sweets is the same brain function that drug addicts and alcoholics experience for their "fix."




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8 surprising sources of refined sugar

Warning: Your marinara sauce may have as much sugar as two Twinkies.




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'Fed Up:' A must-see documentary that connects the dots about food

The soon-to-be-released documentary is a call to action to join the battle that must be won to ensure that today’s children live long, healthy lives.




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Added fructose linked to Type 2 diabetes surge

Researchers find that fructose may be more harmful than other sugars when it comes to its effect on blood sugar levels and insulin resistance.



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A beautiful thing happens when farm animals are 'Allowed to Grow Old'

In 'Allowed to Grow Old,' photographer Isa Leshko captures dignified portraits of elderly farm animals in sanctuaries.




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Desire paths: The unsanctioned shortcuts crisscrossing public spaces

Spontaneous by nature, desire paths are the most optimal way to get from point A to B as decided by pedestrians, not planners.




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When you give cash to those in need, you're giving the whole community a boost

Study finds that giving funds to poor families also helps others in the community.




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Homeless find refuge in a retrofitted bus

Shelterbus is a retrofitted coach bus that serves as a mobile emergency shelter for the homeless in Toronto.




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How you can help people and animals impacted by Australia's devastating wildfires

Here's how you can donate or otherwise help the animals, residents and first responders affected by wildfires in Australia.




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Why is everyone so obsessed with toilet paper?

There is no shortage of toilet paper. But human dignity may be in short supply.




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Can you name these fruits by their seeds?

We may not pay much heed to seeds, but we couldn't have fruit without them. In homage to the mighty angiosperm, test your seed smarts.




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Edible food wrap keeps produce fresh longer

Silk fibroin is a naturally derived material, and when used to coat produce, it's a promising way to prolong its freshness and reduce food waste.




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Ugly produce never looked so good

Hungry Harvest recovers ugly produce and delivers it to your doorstep for a reasonable price. You just have to figure out what to make with it.




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Gala topples Red Delicious in apple standings

The Red Delicious is falling from grace, as the Gala apples takes the top spot for production of U.S. apples.




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Ford C-MAX Hybrid rated at 47 mpg

The hybrid earned a 47 mpg rating in the city and on the highway.




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A confirmed SUV hater warms to a crossover

I've loathed boxy four-wheel-drives since the 1980s. I never, ever saw the point. But now they've evolved into car-based crossovers with 30 mpg, and I'm warming




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Hit the road, Jack: The incredible disappearing spare tire

With fewer Americans actually able to change a tire, and the auto industry looking to save weight and costs to meet fuel economy targets, it's not surprising th




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Tata Nano is coming to the United States

Indian automaker Tata will be bringing the inexpensive Nano to the U.S. within three years.




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Ford Fusion named 2013 Green Car of the Year

The 2013 Ford Fusion was named the Green Car Journal’s Green Car of the Year at Los Angeles Auto Show.




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2014 Chevrolet Cruze clean diesel announced

Chevrolet will be bringing its clean diesel technology to the domestic Cruze lineup.




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Crude oil prices have dropped, so why is gasoline still so expensive?

If there's plenty of product on the market, gas prices should be falling. Here's some reasons why they aren't.




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Clean diesel: What you need to know

Clean diesel, a new twist on very old technology offers stellar fuel economy with low emissions. Alternative energy of the future?




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A review of the Mercedes BlueTEC 33-mpg SUV

Mercedes 250GLK BlueTEC review




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Shopping is 45 percent of U.S. miles traveled, study finds

It's about time somebody looked at shopping as a separate transportation category. It turns out to be a major energy hog.




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5 cheap, reliable and fuel-efficient used cars

5 cheap affordable cars




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New tool reveals used car fuel ratings

The U.S. Department of Energy and the EPA announced the release of a new fuel economy tool for used vehicles.




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Volkswagen debuts incredible new 261-mpg hybrid in Chattanooga

VW XL1




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Student-designed cars race for fuel-efficiency gold

The Eco-Marathon brings together the best and the brightest students to create the most efficient cars.




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Guess which cars are magnets for speeding tickets? (Hint: It's not the Ferraris)

Corvettes and Vipers aren't getting stopped by police. It's the much more mild-mannered cars that attract attention.




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When it comes to speed limits, how fast is too fast?

Citing driver freedom, many states are hitting 80 and even 85 mph these days. There's plenty of evidence to suggest that's a bad idea.




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Fuel economy hasn't improved in 100 years

Study shows fuel efficiency hasn't changed much since 1923, but emissions are way down.




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The double-edged sword of cheap gas

Cheap gas may bolster spending, but it also drivers consumers to buy less fuel-efficient vehicles.




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Sudoku triggered man's puzzling seizures

After a brain trauma, a man experienced seizures while solving sudoku puzzles.



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Lunar rover saved from Alabama scrapheap

A prototype lunar rover that was sold to a scrapyard and reported by NASA to be lost has now been found.




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Honeybees sweetened life for Stone Age humans

Honeybees Sweetened Life for Stone Age Humans



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Stunned astronomers watch birth of alien planets

For the first time ever, astronomers have directly observed planets in the process of being born.




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Cyborg rose wired with self-growing circuits

Scientists have created a kind of cyborg flower: living roses with tiny electronic circuits threaded through their vascular systems.



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How Mars could become a ringed planet

Mars may one day have rings similar to Saturn's famous halo, new research suggests.




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More infant deaths blamed on crib bumpers

The padded bumpers remain popular with new parents despite health concerns.



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SpaceX may try land-based rocket landing

SpaceX may try to make history with its next launch later this month, returning its rocket to a landing pad rather than an ocean-based platform.




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Paleolithic campsites depicted in cave etchings

The world's oldest depiction of a campsite may have been unearthed outside a cave in Spain.



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Sunken Pearl Harbor plane filled with mystery

Researchers will likely never know what happened to the crew of the Catalina PBY-5.



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Massive buried towers unearthed in Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat Yields Astounding Buried Towers & Spiral Structure



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Giraffe relative named after 'Star Wars' queen

The extinct relative of giraffes, Xenokeryx amidalae, takes its moniker from Queen Padmé Amidala, the wife of Anakin Skywalker.




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Next Mars lander delayed due to leaky instrument

The InSight lander is equipped to study the Red Planet's interior in unprecedented detail.




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Top 5 retracted scientific papers from 2015

2015 was no stranger to shady science.



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