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Twin sisters separated at birth find each other by chance 25 years later

A random YouTube video leads to the reunion of two sisters who grew up 5,000 miles apart.




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Facebook tops list of best companies for internships

Facebook tops the list of the country's best companies for internships.



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Why is Facebook looking to purchase a solar-powered drone company?

Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company that manufactures ultra-lightweight, solar-powered planes.




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Feeling blue? It's Facebook's fault

Feeling down? Happy? Angry? No matter how you're feeling, you can now blame it on your friends' most recent Facebook posts.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Facebook acquires virtual-reality company Oculus for $2 billion

The social network's acquisition of the makers of the Oculus Rift headset promises to change the way we experience online media.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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General Mills backs off restrictive, no-lawsuit policy after backlash

General Mills scraps new legal terms that served to waive the rights of Facebook fans and coupon users to sue the company.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Facebook reunites mom and daughter after 22 years

Years of futile searching didn't work, but a single Facebook plea connects the two women in less than 24 hours.




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What Facebook-like technology can teach us about the chimp civil war of 1971

Back in 1971, Jane Goodall observed a group of chimps break out in civil war. Now new social network analysis offers an explanation for this violent behavior.




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Oversharing Facebook friends just want to fit in

New research finds some surprising reasons that people air all of that drama on Facebook.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Was Facebook's manipulation of news feeds ethical?

Many of the social media network's users were outraged to learn they could've been unwitting participants in the study.




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No Facebook for 99 days? New initiative dares you to try

The '99 Days of Freedom' project has launched an experiment promoting happiness by helping users give up the social networking site.




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Is meeting face-to-face with your Facebook friends really a smart idea?

One Australian is on a mission to have coffee, one-on-one, with each of his 1,088 Facebook friends. The question is, would you want to do that?




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Facebook's new Safety Check feature lets friends and family know you're OK after disaster strikes

The idea grew out of disaster message boards that sprung up on Facebook after Japan's most recent natural disaster.



  • Protection & Safety

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How you use Facebook offers clues to your personality

The number of updates you make a day, how often you use the 'like' button and even your photo album organization can tell your Facebook friends a lot about you.




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Why 'Photo Doggies For Anthony' is blowing up your Facebook feed

Have you noticed a plethora of puppies on your Facebook page? This is why people are posting them.




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Facebook knows you better than your friends

New research shows that just clicking the 'like' button reveals more about us than we realize.




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Facebook to issue Amber Alerts to help find missing kids

The social media giant has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help get out the word when kids are in danger.



  • Protection & Safety

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What Facebook addiction looks like in the brain

For many Facebook users, the urge to like a kitten video or snoop on a high-school flame is almost irresistible.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Does Facebook shelter people from different opinions?

Many people today get their news via Facebook, but most probably give little thought to how the social media network filters the stories they see.




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Meet the dogs that rule Facebook

These cute canines are so popular that they're giving all those Internet-famous cats a run for their kibble.




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New carnivorous plant species found on Facebook

The huge 'magnificent sundew' was unknown to science until a scientist stumbled across its photo on Facebook.



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Your social media activity can help and hurt animal rescues

When you share a rescue organization's posts or comment on them, it may not always be what's best for the shelter.




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Dead Facebook users could outnumber living users by 2098

This will create the world's largest virtual graveyard.




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Palestinian wins Global Teacher Prize for work with refugee children

Hanan al-Hroub honored with $1 million prize for assisting children exposed to violence.



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Purposeful tourism is more than just a vacation

Adding volunteer work or a spiritual journey to your travel calendar can improve your mental health and add meaning to your trip.




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How vending machines can help the homeless

After debuting in Nottingham, England, the big-hearted concept catering to 'rough sleepers' is coming to America.




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After a horrific road accident, this leopard cub is learning to walk again

A leopard cub left paralyzed by a car is pulling off a 'miraculous' recovery, thanks to the efforts of Wildlife SOS in Maharashtra, India.




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In the Green Room: Bryan Adams on Greenpeace and the Bryan Adams Foundation

Video: Learn about the Bryan Adams Foundation and what Bryan likes to do most when he's not playing music.



  • Arts & Culture

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In the Green Room: Ray Anderson of Interface Inc., part 1

Video: Chuck interviews Ray Anderson of Interface Inc., author of 'Confessions of a Radical Industrialist'.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Revolutionary new drug might actually reverse aging

A protein complex has been shown to repair DNA damage caused by radiation or old age.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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'Miraculous' new cancer vaccine completely wipes out tumors

Human trials are set to begin on the treatment, which cured 100 percent of mice during animal trials.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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8-year-old girl achieves goal of throwing her unique pitch at every MLB stadium

Hailey Dawson has a 3-D printed hand and team spirit for days.



  • Arts & Culture

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California man accepts $78 million award in Roundup lawsuit

Groundbreaking case was the first to link the product with terminal cancer.



  • Protection & Safety

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First-ever insect vaccine could help save bees

Developed at the University of Helsinki, PrimeBEE allows immunological signals to be passed from a queen bee to her offspring.




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How chicken soup makes you feel better, according to science

The secret to chicken soup's medicinal properties have been revealed by dietician Sandy Allonen.




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There's a possible link between this vaccine and a decline in Type 1 diabetes

The rotavirus vaccine may also have the unexpected advantage of reducing rates of Type 1 diabetes.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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8 pioneering black women in science, technology and medicine

Black women's contributions to society have often been overlooked, yet these pioneers in science, technology and medicine have changed history.



  • Research & Innovations

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Universal one-shot flu vaccine could soon eradicate the disease forever

Breakthrough vaccine technique makes you immune to all forms of the flu virus.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Airbnb gives cancer patients one less thing to worry about: A safe place to sleep

Airbnb is offering free housing for cancer patients and the people who care for them.




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Should you avoid acetaminophen?

California considers labeling acetaminophen a carcinogen.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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The Ozark chestnut, thought to be long gone, is making a comeback

The Ozark chinquapin tree was believed to have been wiped out by blight, but it has slowly resurfaced.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Joshua trees face extinction by 2070 unless we address climate change

The quirky Joshua tree may be nearly gone in 50 years if we don't battle climate change.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Environmentalist COAL-ition attacks Big Coal

Large coalition of environmental groups uses humor to fight misconceptions around 'clean' coal.



  • Research & Innovations

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The Coen Brothers tackle "clean coal"

The brothers behind 'The Big Lebowski' turn their filmmaking talents to the boondoggle that is "clean coal".




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Tennessee Valley Authority police arrest activist

Matt Jones was arrested by TVA police after driving home elderly residents from a community meeting discussing the coal ash spill.




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ACES bill: Climate victory or...

The ACES (aka Waxman-Markey) bill passes the house, but not all environmental groups are rejoicing.



  • Research & Innovations

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Even the smallest urban green spaces can have a big impact on mental health

A study in Philadelphia finds that transforming vacant lots into green spaces has a beneficial impact on mood and wellbeing, particularly in low-income areas.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Amsterdam's most beneficent tourist activity is fishing for plastic

Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city.




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These 10 cities are embracing 100% renewable energy

St. Louis, Orlando and Minneapolis are featured in a new Sierra Club report on the growing number of American cities rejecting fossil fuels.




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This compact wind turbine is perfect for blustery cities

Perfect for blustery apartment balconies, the student-designed O-Wind Turbine is a national winner of the James Dyson Award.



  • Research & Innovations