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Dell Studio Hybrid: 70% More Efficient Than Typical Desktops

Dell Studio Hybrid: 70% More Efficient Than Typical Desktops




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Pioneers in Environmental Responsibility

Pioneers in Environmental Responsibility




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Our Philosophy on Nutrition for Dogs and Puppies

Our Philosophy on Nutrition for Dogs and Puppies




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Keeping Smart Appliances Safe

Have you considered a smart appliance? The global market has increased fivefold in the last four years.



  • Protection & Safety

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Top 5 green 'South Park' episodes, Nos. 3-1

Top 5 green South Park episodes. When it comes to environmental satire, no show makes us laugh harder.



  • Arts & Culture

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Weekend links: Spiders, pollution, Al Gore and Earth Day

The EPA needs better pollution monitoring equipment, President Obama trashed hundreds of bikes, and someone designed a super box.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Al Gore pickup lines begin flooding the Internet

In light of separation from wife Tipper, jokes about the former Vice-President begin appearing. Some funny, most awful.



  • Arts & Culture

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Al Gore breaks his silence on the oil spill

Invited to speak at the Panetta Lecture, the former vice president reveals his fury at BP and talks of a 'cover-up'.




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Despite scientific evidence, Upton presses on

The decisions of Fred Upton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, may not make sense, but the man has the power to make big decisions.




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Al Gore spills the beans on new iPhone

Al Gore apparently let slip that Apple Computer plans to release new "iPhones" next month. Gore spilled the beans thusly: "Not to mention the new iPhones coming



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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'Back to the Future'-inspired sneakers will arrive this year

Nike has created the HyperAdapt, self-lacing shoes inspired by "Back to the Future Part II."



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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10 fun projects for the Raspberry Pi Zero W

With wireless and Bluetooth connectivity now baked in, the possibilities for this tiny computer are endless.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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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.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Raspberry Pi project aims to count your bees

Beekeepers used to guessing at the strength of their honey hives can now explore some sweet new data thanks to this Raspberry Pi program.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Vampire power is back, and it's thirstier than ever in the new smart home

We're getting more and more smart devices with teensy little idle loads — but they're adding up fast.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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MHPS, MHIENG and MGC selected to conduct research on effective recycling of CO<sub>2</sub> to produce methanol<br>-- The collaborative research project commissioned by NEDO aiming at developing carbon capture and utilization (CCU) techno

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) were selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to conduct joint research on the effective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the refinery at Tomakomai City, Hokkaido Japan where the CO2 is captured and stored by the existing demonstration plant. Further utilizing of the demonstration plant currently employed for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), the three companies will collaborate on research activities for CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in order to produce methanol from captured CO2. The research is expected to run until February 2021.




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Piedmont Park in Atlanta: A user&#39;s guide

Some urban parks are a spot of green in a landscape of gray concrete and steel, the only spot for blocks and blocks with trees and grass. Atlanta has lots of tr



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: A user&#39;s guide

The red and orange sandstone cliffs are best viewed from a kayak — but with 111 miles of hiking trail, you'll see many snapshot-worthy sites on foot, too.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve: A user&#39;s guide

Just west of Interstate 5 (or “the five,” as they say in these parts) within the San Diego city limits is a big slab of 15th-century California. The Torrey



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Olympic National Park: A user&#39;s guide

Sitting on the rain-soak Olympic Peninsula in northwest Washington, Olympic National Park is perhaps most known for its expansive temperate rain forest. However



  • Wilderness & Resources

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If you like spicy mustard, thank a caterpillar

We owe the spiciness of mustard, horseradish and wasabi to an 'arms race' between plants and caterpillars that dates back to the dinosaurs.




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Pesticide alters personalities of helpful spiders

Pest-killing spiders behave differently after exposure to a common insecticide, a new study finds.




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World&#39;s oldest peach pits reveal juicy secrets

At more than 2.5 million years old, the peaches predate the arrival of humans to the region.



  • Research & Innovations

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If you don&#39;t like bugs, you should love spiders

Spiders eat several hundred million tons of insects per year, a new study finds, a global feast rivaling the yearly meat intake of humans.




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Seattle businesses are slipping on Amazon&#39;s 1.7 million free bananas

By giving away free bananas in Seattle, Amazon is disrupting local businesses.




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Teen committed to helping local stray cats

13-year-old Sarah Jones is helping the stray cats of her local Utah community by constructing shelters and getting them spayed or neutered.




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Rescued baby pig feels the sun for the first time

Bella the pig lost his siblings and even a eye on a factory farm in Queensland, Australia, before he found a safe home.




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Do pit bulls make good therapy dogs?

Every kind of dog can be a feel-good story wrapped in fur. Just ask King, the former shelter dog who has inspired countless people.




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A Georgia couple met a dog breed they had never seen — and became their champions

Galgopod creates a lifeline for some of the world's most tragic dogs.




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How a dog found in a garbage pile in Egypt found his calling in America

Lucky was a broken street dog until he journeyed half a world away to inspire others.




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The world&#39;s most famous pig is cancer-free now, and her unique CT scanner is saving lives

Earlier this year, her fans raised $650,000 to purchase the world's largest medical medical scanner to help her.




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Montreal turns iconic hospital into a shelter for people and their pets

The landmark Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal will will provide a lifeline for homeless people and their pets.



  • Protection & Safety

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BASE jumper makes epic, &#39;Up!&#39;-inspired balloon lift

Ever wonder how many balloons it would take to lift you off the ground? Erik Roner just found out.




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Pilots of Solar Impulse use meditation to stay awake

Weather has grounded the Solar Impulse 2's trip across the Pacific Ocean, but when its pilots embark on the flight, they'll use meditation to stay alert.




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Pilot diverts flight to save dog&#39;s life

Simba, a French bulldog, arrives safely after a quick-thinking landing.




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Female pilots are flying high

Women captains, co-pilots, navigators, air-traffic controllers and crew are slowly becoming a more common sight.




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Does tapping the side of a beer can actually reduce the fizz?

New research finds the traditional beer can flick does nothing at all for fizz.




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Hermit crabs are dying by the millions after swapping their shells for plastic

Researchers counted nearly 600,000 dead hermit crabs on one island chain alone.




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Wild grey seal filmed &#39;clapping&#39; on camera for the first time

Researchers from Newcastle University captures a wild grey seal 'clapping' on camera for the first time.




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A spider&#39;s web is part of its mind, new research suggests

It might mean that spiders possess an extraordinary kind of consciousness.




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This microscopic parasitic animal doesn&#39;t breathe, and it&#39;s the only one we know of

Scientists say the parasitic blob H. salminicola doesn't need to breathe.




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Behold, a sea of pink flamingos in Mumbai

Flamingos are making themselves comfortable in Mumbai, flocking there in greater numbers as humans are locked down.




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Why the mountain pika is an adorable proxy for the effects of climate change

The mountain pika is sensitive to temperature change. Warmer mountains and less snowpack are problems for this rabbit relative.




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Caterpillar &#39;plastivores&#39; can eat and digest plastic bags

Could plastic-eating waxworms be part of the solution to our plastic pollution?




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Why is half of the Great Salt Lake pink?

The difference in color between the northern and southern halves of Utah's Great Salt Lake are clear as day. But what causes that pink hue?



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Bumblebee gets a helping hand from Endangered Species Act

The beleaguered rusty patched bumblebee is the first bee species in the Lower 48 states to be listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.




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Spirit of Henry David Thoreau&#39;s &#39;Walden&#39; lives on at state park

Henry David Thoreau's beloved slice of nature still exists today in the form of a Walden Pond State Reservation.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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These newly discovered peacock spiders will change your mind about arachnids

Many people don't see arachnids as 'cute,' but maybe they've never laid eyes on a peacock jumping spider.




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Strange wave-shaped clouds roll across Mount Pisgah

At first glance, you might assume this image is the result of some elaborate Photoshop trick, but trust us, it's 100 percent real!



  • Climate & Weather

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Summer produce: Can it, freeze it, pickle it or make it boozy before Old Man Winter steals it

Before we get a cold, snowy winter, you better start preserving now.