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How to banish pet smells from your house

Part of living with pets is dealing with the smells they emit. Here's how to do it.




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Ellen Page on 'Vanishing of the Bees'

'Inception' star chats with Bill Maher about colony collapse disorder and how industrialized farming is harming bee populations.



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The Apis-ville Horror: Canadian couple share home with thousands of bees

Things were hunky-dory for Ontario homeowners Loretta and Kevin Yates until their ceilings started to crack and ooze honey. Time to call an exorcist? Or an apia




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British home improvement giants to banish bee-harming products

Two major home improvement retailers in the U.K. pledge to pull gardening products containing bee-harming insecticides from their shelves.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Why you should be more worried about pollination than a bee sting

Bees don't want to sting you. They have far more important things to do, like keep our agriculture system afloat.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Mushroom extract may help save bees

Mushroom extracts have been shown to reduce the presence of bee-killing viruses.



  • Research & Innovations

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How to say no to trash

Waste-free living has led Lauren Singer to an unexpected new career and a better life.




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Mac and PC share a dirty secret

The ENOUGH project points out at least one commonality between Mac and PC -- they both use conflict minerals.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Garbage dump and Joshua Tree National Park won't be neighbors

Supreme Court decides not to hear the case about a plan to build 'the world's largest garbage dump' near the iconic national park.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Is mining threatening Mount Rushmore?

New report lists the 10 places most threatened by a 100-year-old mining law. Some say it's time to update the rules.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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84% of fish contaminated by mercury, study finds

Another study confirms rising levels of mercury emissions worldwide, much of it from gold mining.




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EPA: Proposed Pebble Mine could destroy Alaskan salmon fishery

The mining project, one of the largest ever conceived, could hold $500 billion in gold and copper.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Slash summertime cooling bills with this big-brained ceiling fan

Big Ass Fans unveils an exceptionally smart ceiling fan that learns to start to spinning the minute your sweaty bod enters a room.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Why demand response will shape the future of energy

Matching supply to demand is crucial when it comes to energy. And a concept called demand response can help us do it.




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​15 things you should never put down the drain

From coffee grounds to flushable wipes, avoid these no-nos when rinsing and flushing.




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Florida's mass fish kill is a nightmare to behold

Scenes of devastation along the state's Indian River Lagoon show hundreds of thousands of dead fish.



  • Climate & Weather

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Japan activates its subterranean Fukushima ice wall

Advanced refrigeration system, nearly a mile long, is meant to keep contaminated water from the damaged nuclear plant from escaping into the sea.



  • Research & Innovations

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Animated short captures the spirit of ocean pollution with ironically catchy soundtrack

"Ain't No Fish" is a stop-motion animated short film that uses a 1940s show tune to highlight ocean pollution.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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The 'raw' water craze represents a refreshing return to the days when water could kill you

Untreated, unfiltered water is a pricey new trend that many are buying into — even though "raw" water could really cause you some harm.




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Dominican Republic crippled by waves of trash

Over 500 workers have been mobilized to deal with the endless tide of garbage inflicting the beaches of Santo Domingo.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why we should ban glitter, just like we banned microbeads

Made of plastic and metal, it harms our oceans just like microbeads.




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Space shuttle Endeavour lands safely

Shuttle Endeavour touched down safely at the Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday morning, completing its final mission to space.




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Cities prepare for retired space shuttles

Six months after leaning they were or were not going to be getting one of NASA's retired space shuttles for display, museums in Los Angeles, Houston and New Yor




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Smithsonian festival will kick off shuttle Discovery's new career

NASA's space shuttle Discovery is set to land in Washington, D.C. this April, where the now retired fleet leader — the world's most flown spacecraft — will




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Space shuttles to take flight for museum deliveries

The first 'A' in NASA's acronym name — Aeronautics — will play a leading role in the final flights of its recently retired shuttle program. Space agency jet




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Shuttle Discovery's 'ride' to Smithsonian arrives in Florida

The modified-Boeing 747, known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), touched down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center here on April 10. The jumbo jetliner came in f




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How NASA moves space shuttles: The ultimate piggyback ride

NASA's space shuttles are gearing up to make their final voyages — this time flying piggyback a special Boeing 747 jet on the way to museum retirement homes.




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Space Shuttle Discovery's final flight begins

Space shuttle Discovery, NASA's fleet leader and the world's most flown spacecraft, lifted off for the last time on on April 17 to be delivered to the Smithsoni




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Iconic space shuttle moves into Smithsonian

Dailey, director of the museum, in a statement released Monday. "At the Udvar-Hazy Center, Discovery will be seen by millions of people in the coming years, esp




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NASA's prototype space shuttle heads to NYC

Residents of the Big Apple may catch sight of an unusual sight over their famous skyline this week: a NASA space shuttle riding atop a jumbo jet.




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Space Shuttle Enterprise to fly to NYC today

NASA's prototype shuttle orbiter Enterprise, which had been on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum since 2003, is set to fly to the Big App




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Photo: Space Shuttle Enterprise flies over Manhattan

Space Shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, flies over New York City prior to landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Apr




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Sponsor-a-shuttle: Museums offer tiles, stars for space shuttle display funds

The Enterprise and Endeavour both have temporary displays, but their museums need help to make plans for permanent homes a reality.




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Space shuttle Enterprise damaged on sea journey to Intrepid museum

Space shuttle Enterprise suffered minor wing damage on June 3 when it collided with the navigation guides for a New York railroad bridge during the first half o




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Huge crowds welcome shuttle Enterprise to NYC

Hundreds of eager spectators lined Manhattan's West Side Pier 84 on June 6, as the space shuttle Enterprise completed the final leg of its journey to the Intrep




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Space Shuttle Enterprise exhibit: What's it like?

The new exhibit for NASA's space shuttle Enterprise — opening in New York City Thursday, July 19 — starts off a bit like a spacewalk. Visitors to the Intrep




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400 trees to be cut in L.A. to make room for space shuttle Endeavour

As the space shuttle Endeavor is poised to come to Los Angeles, crews will remove about 400 trees to make room for its passage.




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Space Shuttle Endeavour's California trip delayed

Space shuttle Endeavour's trip to California has been delayed by a weather front in its way.




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How to see space shuttle Endeavour fly over California

The space shuttle Endeavour takes to the skies above California for its last-ever flight today, Sept. 21, giving observers from Sacramento to Los Angeles a one




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Space shuttle Endeavour preps for parade, the final leg of its California tour

Space shuttle Endeavour, now a permanent resident of the state of California, has traded its winged chariot for a set of custom wheels.




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Space shuttle begins 2-day road trip to California Science Center

Space shuttle Endeavour has hit the road in Los Angeles to start its two-day journey to its new home.




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Space shuttle Endeavour arrives home to LA museum

The iconic space shuttle Endeavour, in commission for 20 years, has arrived at a museum in LA, making that its home for the foreseeable future.




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Space Shuttle Endeavour's journey condensed into amazing time-lapse video

Space shuttle Endeavour, you're a star. A captivating new time-lapse movie has condensed Endeavour's recent three-day road trip to a Los Angeles museum into mer




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Space Shuttle Endeavour exhibit thrills crowds in California

Amidst much fanfare, the new museum display featuring retired space shuttle Endeavour opened to the media and invited guests here on Oct. 30.




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How worms survived NASA's Columbia shuttle disaster

The Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003 killed all 7 of its crew members, but a box of roundworms managed to survive the shuttle's disintegration.




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Space shuttle Enterprise added to historic places registry

The test orbiter is the first of NASA's retired space shuttles to receive the distinction.




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Kennedy Space Center unveils shrink-wrapped shuttle Atlantis

How do you un-shrink-wrap a space shuttle?




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Did 'Star Trek' give rise to NASA's 'space shuttle'?

NASA's first space shuttle, the test orbiter Enterprise, was named after the fictional starship on "Star Trek."




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China's Shenzhou 10 launches into space

Three Chinese astronauts lifted off to spend 15 days in China's Tiangong 1 Module space station.




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Where to see NASA's space shuttles this summer

The last of NASA's retired space planes is officially on display for the public to enjoy.