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7 monuments, cities and world treasures we could lose to rising sea levels

These are just a sample of the things we could lose if temperatures rise 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 200 years.



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Washington, D.C.'s winning 'Memorial for the Future' is as sobering as it is beautiful

Climate Chronograph is a memorial that sinks as sea levels rise.



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Polar bears are walking on an ever-faster 'treadmill' of ice

Increased sea ice drift forces polar bears to expend more energy walking on a fast-moving 'treadmill' of sea ice.



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Antarctic ice loss has tripled in the last 5 years, and here's why that matters

Antarctica ice loss was only contributing 0.2 millimeters per year to sea level rise, but that number has jumped to 0.6 millimeters since 2012.



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These coastal nations are losing land, and fast

According to World Bank data, many countries are losing a sizable percentage of land mass due to various factors, including sea level rise and severe weather.



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Rising seas are swallowing Scotland's Stone Age ruins

Stone Age villages on the Orkney Islands are older than Stonehenge, but archaeologists fear that they won't be around for much longer.



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Florida's Egmont Key, home to wildlife and a wild history, is disappearing under rising seas

Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge is rich with wildlife and history — and it's under siege from the waters that surround it. And it's only to get worse.



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CDC report: More moms in U.S. are breastfeeding

According to state-by-state data, nearly 50 percent of moms in Oregon still breastfeed their babies at 12 months.



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Texas woman holds Guinness record for most breast milk donated

Alicia Richman donated more than 11,000 ounces of breast milk between June 2011 and March 2012.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Make life with a new baby easier with babywearing

MNN's family blogger takes a trip down memory lane, recalling life with a new baby before and after babywearing.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Alicia Silverstone launches vegan breastmilk co-op

Silverstone hopes to connect vegan moms who have extra breastmilk to share with others in need.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Breast-feeding mama gets happy surprise at restaurant

She was expecting a nasty comment for breastfeeding her baby in public. What she got was a free dinner.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Breast milk purchased online may be tainted

New study finds most of the breast milk sold on the Internet is contaminated with bacteria.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Easy and inexpensive homemade baby wipes

Once you try this recipe for homemade baby wipes you'll never go back to store-bought again.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Protein in egg identified as key to fertilization

Researchers name the protein receptor 'Juno' after the Roman goddess of fertility.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Casting company looking for deep green parents-to-be

If you are pregnant and love living green, a new TV documentary series might just make you a star.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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4 breastfeeding myths, debunked

Kickoff National Breastfeeding Month with these facts that dispel the most common myths about breastfeeding.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Breast milk bought online may not be 100% human

New study reveals that as many as 10 percent of samples were diluted with cow's milk.



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Moms, where's the weirdest place you've ever pumped breastmilk?

Nursing mom becomes breastfeeding hero by pumping during a half marathon.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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America's oldest indoor shopping mall to be reborn as mixed-use micro-loft complex

In the biggest city in America's smallest state, comes a micro-apartment complex that aims to revive a struggling 19th-century indoor shopping center.



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Dwell on wheels: Vintage trailer reborn as low-impact mobile abode

Squeeze on in for a tour of the COMET, a 1960s Avalon camper transformed into a solar-powered mobile abode by Mariah Coz.



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Hurricane-battered NASA Beach House to be restored

The Kennedy Space Center hideaway sustained significant damage from Hurricane Matthew.




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Edward Norton named U.N. biodiversity ambassador

Actor/activist excited to use new role to share that 'human well-being is intertwined fundamentally with biodiversity'.



  • Arts & Culture

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UN: Clean water is a basic human right

The United Nations General Assembly has officially recognized access to safe, clean drinking water as a basic human right.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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United Nations reviewing asteroid impact threat

Discussions about the Russian meteor explosion and Earth's encounter with asteroid 2012 DA14 were high on the Feb. 15 agenda of a UN meeting.




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United Nations takes aim at asteroids

A new international effort will monitor potential asteroid threats and examine how to deflect them before they hit Earth.




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United Nations to take aim at asteroid threat

An early alert system and rapid space launches are two ways that the UN is coordinating with other agencies to deter asteroids.




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Locust swarms wreak havoc on Madagascar's farmlands

The island country is currently experiencing a harrowing seasonal infestation of the Malagasy migratory locust.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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8 reasons to appreciate nutrition-packed strawberries

Strawberry nutrition facts. You probably know these berries pack a vitamin C wallop, but there's a wealth of other good stuff inside including fiber, manganese,




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Dig out your potato masher. You're now allowed to eat more starchy vegetables

The Institute of Medicine has raised the amount of potatoes, corn and peas it recommends you eat each week.




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Potassium: What you need to know at any age

Getting more of this key nutrient could be more important than worrying about sodium intake.




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What if we measured wasted food in lost calories, vitamins and minerals?

Each day, the average American throws away enough food to keep another person from going hungry.




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5 vegetarian breakfast foods that keep you full until lunch

If you're trying to stave off the mid-morning munchies, these foods will satisfy both your taste buds and your appetite.




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I tried Starbucks' Christmas Tree Frappuccino

Starbucks will be selling its Christmas Tree Frappuccino only until Dec. 11.




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Can you get your protein from peas?

Pea protein is showing up in unexpected places, and it offers an easy way to get your protein through plants while sidestepping any allergies you might have.




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Gorgeous supermoon — the last of 2019 — ushers in spring

Such a convergence hasn't occurred since March 1981.




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The colorful, fantastical world of Dale Chihuly

Artist Dale Chihuly's whimsical glass art pops up in botanical gardens and museums all around the world.



  • Arts & Culture

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Gus, New York City's beloved neurotic polar bear, has died at 27

The Central Park Zoo’s celebrated star was made famous when an animal psychologist was called in to address the bear’s problems.




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How can lasers protect polar bears from oil drilling?

Polar-bear dens, where mama bears raise young cubs during the harsh Alaska winters, could be identified using laser technology.




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Polar bears changing hunting and dietary habits as ice shrinks

Polar bears have shifted to a diet of more land-based food in response to climate change and melting sea ice.




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At Oregon Zoo, waste heat to be transferred from the tundra to the tropics

A geothermal loop will keep a fancy new elephant house toasty with the captured heat generated by the cooling system in the polar bear habitat.




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As polar bears wait, let's talk about ice

The world's southernmost population of polar bears is waiting for sea ice to form just weeks before the U.N.'s climate change conference.




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Good vibrations: Treating brain disease with ultrasound waves

Columbia researcher examines how ultrasound could become part of a comprehensive treatment for various degenerative brain diseases.



  • Research & Innovations

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Breast cancer and body rhythms

Video: Could working the night shift alter a woman's body clock enough to cause breast cancer?



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Finding hidden oil and gas plumes in the Gulf

Video: Below the surface, thousands of marine creatures are still in danger from the Gulf oil disaster.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Sign language learning made easy

From video games to cell phone apps, people are making sign language easier to learn.



  • Arts & Culture

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Mount St. Helens: Rising from the ashes

Video: Life erupts once again from the once lifeless mountain.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Silver saver: Art conservators hope to shine and protect silver treasures

Anyone who's ever polished silver knows that keeping the tarnish at bay is never ending work. But, you may not know that polishing also rubs away some of the pr




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Marsh landscapes change as sea levels rise

Video: How climate change is impacting freshwater and saltwater marshes.



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How scientists study disasters to improve future outcomes

Video: Teams from the Disaster Research Center (DRC) go to devastated locations to learn more about how lives may be saved in the future.



  • Protection & Safety