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'The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth'

Bloomberg Businessweek's Eric Pooley gives an insider’s view of the American campaign to cut carbon emissions and halt global warming.



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Documentary offers alternative to Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth'

Danish environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg discusses his new book "Smart Solutions to Climate Change: Comparing Costs and Benefits'" as well as the film "Cool It," w



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Gore: Climate deniers are like birthers

Former vice president says that in today's political environment, there is a tendency to ignore facts.




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Al Gore praises Mitt Romney's climate change stance

The former vice president praised Romney for not being consumed by the 'anti science wing' of the Republican party.




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Al Gore slams President Obama on climate change issues

The former vice president did not hold back in his 7,000-word essay in Rolling Stone about the climate change debate.




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Al Gore announces 24 Hours of Reality to counter misinformation

The former vice president has a new video project that he hopes can be a response to attacks from the fossil fuel industry.



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Is Al Gore's Climate Reality Project a new direction or more of the same?

This week, Al Gore announced a new venture — the Climate Reality Project — which he claims will push public interest past the tipping point toward serious a



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Al Gore compares climate deniers to racists

The former V.P. says global warming doubters will one day be seen similarly to racists, and urges people who support emissions cuts to 'win the conversation.'




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Watch: Casting doubt on climate change

An excerpt from the Climate Reality Project compares today's argument about climate change to the '60s argument over cigarettes.



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As Greenpeace turns 40, the eco-movement aches for another wave of innovation

In 1971, a ragtag gang of committed activists unleashed its first "mind bomb," and it set the environmental agenda for decades to come. Today, with campaigns by




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Battle of the climate-change billboards rages on

After the Heartland Institute compared global warming to the Unabomber, two climate activism groups decided to strike back.




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What if climate-change doubters held a debate and nobody came?

Al Gore's 24-hour Climate Reality broadcast has attracted millions of online viewers. A competing broadcast by climate doubters had just thousands.



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Al Gore finally drops meat, goes vegan

Former vice president reportedly made the healthy shift several months ago.



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This apartment will anticipate your every move

The Brain of Things smart home will turn your home into a robot.



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When will robots threaten to take over all the restaurant jobs?

The rise of the robots appears to be carefully timed, because it's political, not technological.



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Update your Kindle by March 22 or lose access to books and more

Kindles from before 2013 need a critical update by March 22 or they will lose Internet connectivity.



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Philadelphia's parks are getting the Google Street View treatment

It will take two men six months to digitally document the largest urban park system in America.



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How to photograph wildlife from a boat

How does a photographer manage to focus on a subject, get a sharp image and avoid motion sickness all at the same time?



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Teen creates app to help kids avoid lunchroom rejection

Sit With Us app helps kids navigate the lunchroom without opening themselves up to bullying or rejection.



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We tried the Lose It app's Snap It feature

Is tracking the calories in your food as easy as snapping a picture?



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Hearables improve what you see as well as what you hear

The new connected hearing aids make everything better, not just your hearing.



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In the voice recognition era, good hearing will matter even more

You can't have an Internet of Voice without an Internet of Hearing, so protect those ears!



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Navigating the legalities of flying a drone

Whether you want to fly a drone for fun or business, you need to know the rules.



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What you need to know about fitness trackers

Despite their continued popularity, fitness trackers may not deliver on the promises they make.



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Your own sweat may soon power your phone

A new skin patch that draws energy from your sweat can power a radio for two days.



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The world's biggest (and most powerful) water pistol can blast through a pane of glass

Maybe it's time to rethink the rules of water warfare and retreat to the age of squirt guns and water balloons.



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GoPro takes a lava bath, keeps on shooting

A Kilauea guide set his GoPro down, not suspecting it would get covered by lava.



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What animal is that? Georgia Aquarium app helps find the answer

Georgia Aquarium's award-winning mobile app uses open-source image recognition software to help visitors identify more than 50 sea creatures.



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Inventor creates a Rubik's Cube that solves itself

It was either this, or peel off and redistribute the stickers.



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The new Apple Watch 4 is a boon for boomers

It's not just a watch, it is a whole new communications platform.



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Become a bee with 'Bee Simulator'

Varsav Studios' 'Bee Simulator' allows players to explore a Central Park-inspired place as a bee and protect a hive from humans and wasps.



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Move over lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion is the new hotness

Sodium ion batteries are cheaper and charge faster, but there are a few hurdles to their rise.



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What's that secret chip in the new iPhone?

It's another new technology that will be great for aging baby boomers; you and your stuff will never get lost.



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IrisVision is a VR headset that delivers reality to people with low vision

It's a great example of how phone technology is going to change everything about aging.



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What's wrong with batteries?

This basic household item is full of hidden costs — from the environmental impact of mining to figuring out the safest way to dispose of them.



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Air-purifying headphones aim to help urban dwellers breathe easy

Vacuum manufacturer Dyson drops a patent for headphones that filter air to an integrated mouthpiece.



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This newly identified critter eats rocks and secretes them as sand

Researchers have found a kind of shipworm that eats its way through rocks.




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Live cam offers rare peek at snowy owl nest

Explore.org and the Owl Research Institute team up for a live cam that offers a rare glimpse of an arctic snow owl nest in Alaska.




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Baby birds communicate with each other before they even hatch

When faced with danger, embryos warn each other from inside their egg.




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What is the world's deadliest animal?

Sharks? Snakes? The animal that's deadliest to humans probably isn't what you think it is.



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What burrowing owls think of hidden cameras

This video shows burrowing owls discovering the presence of a "hidden" observation camera. It doesn't end well for the camera.




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Why do cats love paper and plastic so much?

Just why is that grocery bag or holiday wrapping paper so irresistable to your feline friend? Scientists have some thoughts on why cats love paper and plastic.




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Scientists taught rats how to play hide-and-seek and they really got into it

Rats played hide-and-seek with scientists for no other reward than strokes and tickles.



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Why we're so fixated on bringing back the woolly mammoth

Scientists have been working to resurrect the woolly mammoth for years now. How close are we, and should we even be doing it?




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This creature eats, learns and heals itself — all without a brain

A strange and talented blob will be revealed to the public in Paris for the first time.




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Why researchers are teaching rats how to drive

Scientists got rats to drive little cars, and it could help improve mental health treatments for humans.




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Doctors perform cataract surgery on gorilla

Experts at San Diego Zoo's medical center perform cataract surgery on Leslie the lowland gorilla to save her eyesight.




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Diego the giant tortoise has dedicated himself to the survival of his species

This giant Galapagos tortoise will "retire" from a successful mating program that helped the species rebound from very small numbers.




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Jewel beetles bend light to make themselves invisible to predators

A study of rainbow jewel beetle finds iridescence may be the ultimate form of camouflage.




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Scientists recruit albatrosses to patrol the ocean for illegal fishing boats

Scientists are outfitting wandering albatrosses with radar to spot illegal operations in the open sea where technology fails.



  • Research & Innovations