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Young honeybees may be growing up too fast

A buzzworthy new discovery might help explain the alarming speed of colony collapse disorder.




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Pesticide guide keeps you safe on the produce aisle

Consumer Reports’ risk guide helps shoppers make informed decisions when buying fruits and vegetables.




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What happens when you switch to only organic foods?

A family ate organically for 2 weeks, reducing pesticides in their bodies big-time. Here's why it matters.




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WHO questions safety of another top herbicide

World Health Organization raises concerns about 2,4-D, calling it 'possibly' carcinogenic.'



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Is milkweed really the key to saving monarchs?

It's widely planted to slow the butterflies' decline, but a recent study suggests monarchs' misfortune goes well beyond milkweed loss.



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EU passes total ban on bee-harming pesticides

The European Union has banned bee-harming neonicotinoids. The policy is expected to come into full force by the end of 2018.




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A dandelion's natural cycle causes chaos and confusion on the internet

A lot of people thought white and yellow dandelions were different plants.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Green States: Asparagus malfunction

A few years ago, when Janet Jackson “oopsed” her way into Super Bowl and Federal Communications Commission history, 140 million viewers of the biggest game



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Green States: Melting icecaps, melting economy

A little over a year ago, in a very different world, three economic titans issued "The Carbon Principles," a list of investment guidelines for electric power pr




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Green States: A planet for all seasons

Nature has a great way of giving clues to the clueless. When spring arrives a little earlier, and fall stays a bit later, it’s not necessarily a good thing.



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Green States: Snakes on a boat

The brown tree snakes have completely taken over on Guam. The snakes conquered an ecosystem where there were no natural enemies.



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Green States: Golf gone wild

It's amazing to see how nature has made itself at home on the abandoned Southerness Golf Club course.



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Green States: The environmental Mount Rushmore

It's what you've been waiting for. Peter Dykstra lists his picks for America’s nine greatest environmental heroes.



  • Research & Innovations

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Conceptual faucet turns ordinary tap water into magical, swirling vortex

The Swirl Faucet also saves water, so long as you aren't completely beguiled by its beauty.



  • Remodeling & Design

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American love affair with a well-hydrated lawn is stronger than ever

Despite the 'D' word, a new survey finds that Americans are still smitten with lush residential landscapes.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Water-smart approach only heightens the allure of Denver Botanic Gardens

These gardens epitomize a balance between beauty and conservation, promoting smart water practices and boosting honeybee populations in the area.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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7 meals you can cook on a sheet pan

These recipes help you conserve water (and cleanup is a breeze.)




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Beer maker donates big bucks to water-saving toilet brick startup

Shock Top saves cheeky/ingenious conservation startup Drop-A-Brick from sinking.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Water-conserving Nebia shower system is the toast of Silicon Valley

Sure, it's backed by Apple's Tim Cook. But would you spend $300 on a shower apparatus?



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Run wild in this Chinese landscape pavilion that mimics a meandering river

'Where the River Runs' is a pop-up meadow with a deep environmental message.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Illegal marijuana farms are poisoning Pacific fishers

A threatened species is on the brink of disappearing as pot farms on public land dish out poisoned baits for wildlife.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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World's largest water fight to go on despite crippling drought

Thailand's wet and wild Songkran festival comes during the country's worst drought in decades.



  • Arts & Culture

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California's waste-curbing water restrictions should be enacted everywhere

The now-permanent rules are just common sense, really.



  • Climate & Weather

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Sun-powered desalination device transforms seawater into clean drinking water

Santa Monica's iconic amusement pier is the site of this year's Land Art Generator Initiative. The Pipe is an offshore desalination concept that's making waves.



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5 smart tech solutions to water challenges around the world

Freshwater supplies are dwindling as populations grow, but these companies are helping us use water more wisely.



  • Research & Innovations

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Vatican turns off iconic fountains in sign of water-saving solidarity

With Italy facing severe drought conditions, the Vatican has turned off its iconic fountains for the first time in living memory to help save water.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Are 'sponge cities' the solution to urban flooding?

Right now, we basically build cities in a way that worsens flooding events, but nature has solutions.



  • Remodeling & Design

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The Oxygen Project: Let's save the oceans and put money in our pockets

Rutherford Seydel's Oxygen Project creates a sustainable Earth while creating financial sustainability for all. All it will take is a massive group action.




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Tucson to resurrect river with recycled water

The Santa Cruz River, nearly dry for almost a century, may soon flow once more through downtown Tucson.



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Ancient European stone inscriptions revealed by low river levels carry grave warnings

'If you see me, weep,' reads one of these so-called 'hunger stones.'



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A huge amount of water is sinking through the planet's tectonic fault lines

A perplexing amount of the planet's water slips deep into Earth's interior at some tectonic boundaries, a new study has found. But where does it go?



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Groundwater is an 'environmental time bomb'

Scientists report that it could take 100 years for the world's groundwater supplies to respond to climate change, potentially leaving populations without water.



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Americans don't understand their infotainment systems

From frustrating voice recognition to built-in apps, consumers either don't know they're there or can't figure them out. But relief is in sight.




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3-D printer is merely a hint of the revolution to come

In a new world of digital fabrication, computer-driven tools of all kinds will change the way we make things.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Boomer alert: Smartphones keep your brain young

It's yet one more benefit of living in the Google years.



  • Research & Innovations

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Should laptops and phones be banned in lecture halls?

Some professors are doing it, but perhaps they should look in the mirror.




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How to manage your social media addiction

Theses six apps can help you add hours back to your day.




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The science behind email response times

Study reveals what you can do to increase the likelihood of a speedy reply.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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If you challenge the hackers, you're gonna get hacked

You want to feel safe? Be a nobody with nothing anyone is interested in.




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Ancient Greek algorithm could be used to find inconceivably large prime numbers

The sieve of Eratosthenes is an ancient tool for finding primes, but it might get a boost by modern computing.




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8 fun skills you can learn online in an afternoon

Anyone with an internet connection and a few hours to spare has access to education and it's often free. Here's a sampling of the knowledge that awaits you.




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Does this chess problem reveal the key to human consciousness?

Computers can't solve this chess problem. Can you?




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'Completely new form of 3-D vision' found in praying mantises

Using tiny eyewear, researchers tricked the insects into revealing secrets that could lead to simpler visual processing in robots.



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In 1972, a computer model predicted the end of the world — and we're on track

The World1 computer program at MIT considered a range of factors and predicted the world might collapse in 2040. So far, it has been right.




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A future brain/cloud interface could give us all a collective super-consciousness

Researchers propose developing nanobots that connect our brains with the cloud.



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Green investing: Put your money where your Earth is

Environmentally and socially responsible investment companies help make ecosystems and the economy more sustainable.




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Green venture fund raises $1 billion

A Silicon Valley investor with a penchant for green technology raised $1 billion for a new venture fund. His vision: science experiments and clean technologies




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Electric vehicle start-up receives $350 million investment

Add $350 million to the already invested $350 million, and EV network start-up, Better Place, seems to have plenty of fuel to bring the world an EV network that




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Tesla IPO brings in $266 million

Tesla Motors raised $266 million during its IPO with shares selling for more than the $14 to $16 target range.




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China continues to walk fine line in green innovation

China is the world's largest polluter and the largest green innovator. It is a country full of environmental contradictions, but so is the United States.