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This is how flies land upside-down

A new study and videos show how flies are able to land upside-down on any surface by making lightning-fast adjustments.




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California's monarch butterfly population has declined by 99% since the 1980s

The western monarch population may be on the verge of collapsing.




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Earth Day deals 2011

Saving a buck while doing your part to save the Earth is a great way to mark Earth Day. Like most holidays, Earth Day presents ample opportunities to score a de



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Office Depot recycles your pens and pencils

Take your old writing instruments to Office Depot this week and earn Sanford coupons.




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10 green ideas for Earth Day

From eco-snacks to community-wide green events, here are 10 great ways to celebrate and protect the planet.




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Video: Water Changes Everything

A new video from charity: water offers hope for the 1 billion people who don't have easy access to clean water. Actress Kristen Bell narrates this well-done vid




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Watch: 'Wanderers on a Prehistoric Earth'

Kick off Earth Week with this dramatic three-minute film, which dives into the 'Heart of Darkness' to highlight the humbling majesty of our planet.



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Earth Day entertainment guide

Your guide to TV and movies celebrating the planet for Earth Week 2012.



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Earth Day: 8 epic videos of our planet

In honor of Earth Day's namesake orb, here's a time-lapse tour of Earth itself.



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8 wilderness icons under threat

Only a few of the many threatened species and wild places on Earth ever gain any legal protections. Some of these are considered vulnerable while others are mak



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12 deals for Earth Day 2012

Retailers can't seem to let a holiday pass without building a sale around it. Fortunately, these companies' Earth Day promotions focus on eco-friendly products.




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What do Leonardo DiCaprio, Linkin Park, Hayden Panettiere and Sergio Marone have in common?

Leonardo DiCaprio, Linkin Park, Don Cheadle, and Sergio Marone are all judges in the Date with History contest, which will send one young visionary to address t



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Google Doodle for Earth Day is an interactive delight

The search engine shows the globe some love in celebration of April 22.




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GIFs imagine Miami, Boston under 25 feet of seawater

Let these disaster movie-esque GIFs of four major cities being swallowed up by rising sea levels serve as your motivation to help combat climate change.



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How President Nixon spied on Earth Day

The launch of Earth Day in 1970 raised suspicions in Washington, D.C.




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DiCaprio-produced documentary about solar makes Netflix debut

Critically acclaimed 'Catching the Sun' offers solution to current economic crisis.




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Betty White's love for animals spans 9 decades

Hollywood icon Betty White discusses her passion for animals and her book, "My Life at the Zoo."



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5 things I learned from the Mexican president

On the first day of COP 16, President Calderon made some interesting remarks -- incuding one about your grandmother's refrigerator.



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Cambia tu viejo: President Calderon's new take on climate action

Mexican president proves himself a visionary with a sense of humor at the Cancun Climate summit.



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New report: 5 million climate deaths predicted by 2020

First comprehensive study on climate mortality released today at COP16 projects rapidly increasing death toll especially among children due to the impacts of cl



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Focusing on spending is easy way for Republicans to attack climate deals

Taking the easy way out is nothing new for politicians, but this time they're taking the easy way out on climate policy.




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Bangladesh minister responds to climate deniers

Minister says natural disasters in his home country are evidence of climate change.




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This film takes you down Alaska's Inside Passage in a wooden canoe

In "The Passage," a family recounts past adventures and explores the meaning of kinship on a grand Alaskan journey.



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Birds are wicked smart, despite their small brains

Being called a bird brain really isn't an insult, now that scientists have uncovered just how smart these feathered friends really are.




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How would a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico affect wildlife?

As a wall goes up dividing the U.S. and Mexico, a range of environmental concerns are surfacing. Conservation photographer Krista Schlyer documents the impact.



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Judge restores federal protections for Yellowstone grizzly bears

Yellowstone grizzly bears were removed from the U.S. endangered species list in 2017.




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5 animal tracks you can identify in your yard

Learn the tracks of animal species that live right next door, starting with these common neighbors.




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Why Torres del Paine should be on your bucket list

The epic landscapes of Torres del Paine will make you want to hop on the next plane to this Patagonian National Park.



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All-women film team takes on border wall on behalf of all at-risk wildlife

In "Ay, Mariposa," conservation filmmakers highlight the people, animals, and fragile habitats impacted by the barrier at the border.



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How to identify a bird in 5 steps

Use this quick checklist in order, and you'll soon master the process of identifying a bird species.




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Turret spiders build tiny towers for hunting unsuspecting prey

Turret spiders, the minuscule relatives of tarantulas, pack a powerful punch for any insect venturing close to the castle walls.




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Meet the millipede that uses cyanide as self-defense

Millipedes are poison-filled arthropods that are surprisingly essential to the health of conifer forests in the Northwest.




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Say hello to the Goliath birdeater spider

The enormous spiders known as Goliath birdeater tarantulas are gentle giants, and beautiful to boot!




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What you need to know about the tides

Sure, they happen every day, but there's so much to know about them, including that tides are just big waves.



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This invasive 20-pound rodent could devastate California's agriculture industry

Non-native nutria have made their way to the Golden State, and Californians are rushing to find a solution to this ROUS-sized problem.




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Meet the chevrotain, the small and secretive mouse deer

The mouse deer. Or the pig deer. Or the little goat. Whatever you call the chevrotain, this is a truly distinct looking (and tiny!) ungulate.




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The View destroys Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck went on 'The View' and was eviscerated by Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters.



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Video: Glenn Beck calls Van Jones a communist

In the middle of a takedown of Van Jones, the White House's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Glenn Beck veered strangely off-topic.




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Glenn Beck advertiser pitching survival gardens

The newest advertiser on the Glenn Beck program is using fear of an economic and societal collapse to sell heirlooms seeds.




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Time-lapse video: Glacier melts in Patagonia

Scientists took 1,445 photos of Chile's Jorge Montt glacier between 2010 and 2011, creating a time-lapse video of its dramatic retreat.



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Laurentide Ice Sheet was likely location of ancient 'Big Freeze'

A giant flood of Arctic meltwater may have triggered an ancient 1,200-year-long chill nicknamed the "Big Freeze," the last major cold age on Earth, a new study



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Science lab operates inside Norwegian glacier

Nearly 700 feet (more than 200 meters) under the Svartisen glacier in northern Norway, researchers are huddled together underground.



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Andes glaciers vanishing rapidly, study finds

The glaciers of the Andes Mountains have retreated at an unprecedented rate in the past three decades.



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'Chasing Ice' provides global warming evidence

James Balog photographs disappearing glaciers showing global warming evidence in time-lapse photography in the award-winning documentary Chasing Ice.



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Amazing video brings Antarctic to life

A gorgeous new video is the best way to experience Antarctica without even feeling chilly.



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Plants resurrected after 400 years under a glacier

As global warming causes glaciers to retreat, long-dormant plants could be reborn.



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2.7-million-year-old soil found under Greenland ice sheet

Buried thousands of feet under Summit, the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet, is a soil born before humans ever walked on Earth.



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Hidden volcanoes melt Antarctic glaciers from below

Antarctica is a land of ice. But dive below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and you'll find fire as well, in the form of subglacial volcanoes.



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Marmot photobombs time-lapse video, licks camera

Greenpeace was trying to film mountain scenery at Glacier National Park, but a curious marmot had other ideas.




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Models of Greenland's ice-melt may be too sunny

The vast ice sheet covering Greenland could melt more quickly in the future than existing models predict.



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