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Researchers Find Oxygen Made Without Photosynthesis — With Mind-Blowing Consequences
The scientists also suggested that the amount of oxygen created may fluctuate depending on the number and mixture of nodules on the ocean floor.
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LA Times admits California plastic bag ban actually made waste problem worse: ‘Unintended consequences’ | Fox News
The Los Angeles Times editorial board wants a "do over" on California's plastic bag ban that actually led to more plastic waste across the state.
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The lost history of what Americans knew about climate change in the 1960s | Grist
It wasn't just scientists who were worried, but Congress, the White House, and even Sports Illustrated, newly unearthed documents show.
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How cleaning up shipping cut pollution — and warmed the planet | Grist
When the maritime sector slashed sulfur emissions in an effort to ease air pollution, it became an accidental experiment in geoengineering.
Pets & Animals | Animals
Twenty Endangered California Condors Die Amid Avian Flu Outbreak | Smithsonian Magazine
Scientists fear the deaths could set back the slow-breeding birds' recovery by at least a decade
Pets & Animals | Animals
Rare and Threatened Wolverine Spotted In Oregon!
A rare wolverine was spotted near Portland, Oregon, instilling hope in animal lovers advocating for their protection, as the animal is currently listed as
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel is Demographically Tiny with Great Global, Ecological Influence
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel is Demographically Tiny with Great Global, Ecological Influence This month the entire world’s population just reached the 8 billion mark – and Israel, with its nine million and four hundred thousand residents con
Pets & Animals | Animals
World's rarest sea turtle lays eggs on new Galveston beach
The nesting was reportedly made possible through a beach 'renourishment' project that...
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Dutch inventor says his ocean cleaning boom is working
After a series of setbacks, a system for catching plastic floating in the Pacific between California and Hawaii is now working, its Dutch inventor said Wednesday. Boyan Slat, a university dropout who founded The Ocean Cleanup nonprofit, announced that the
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Fish are big fans of Israeli 3D-printed coral reefs - ISRAEL21c
The printed reefs are made from sustainable bioplastics in a variety of materials, colors, sizes and forms. Turns out, fish really like color.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Why plants don’t die from cancer
Humans and other mammals and birds would have been killed many times over by Chernobyl's radiation that plants in the most contaminated areas received. So why is plant life so resilient to radiation and nuclear disaster?
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Scientists Measure Highest Radiation Levels Yet Inside Fukushima's Damaged Reactors
The latest measurements are over seven times the previously measured high—enough to fry a robot in two hours
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Watch 'Lost Wetlands' | Lost L.A. | Shows | KCET
Los Angeles is no desert -- just ask the researchers who discovered a matrix of wetlands surrounding Ballona Creek that were paved over long ago.
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Paul Allen megayacht destroyed most of Caribbean coral reef, officials say
MV Tatoosh, Paul Allen’s 303-foot yacht, has destroyed about 80 percent of a protected coral reef — 14,000 square feet — in the Cayman Islands, according to officials there.
Food & Drink | Food
No, You Don’t Have to Stop Eating Nutella; Greenpeace Says It’s OK
Greenpeace says French ecology minister Segolene Royal is wrong — Nutella is not destroying the planet and a ban wouldn’t solve the world’s environmental problems.
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The Fate Of The World's Chocolate Depends On This Spot In Rural England : The Salt : NPR
Cocoa is unusually susceptible to disease. Every year, a third of the crop is destroyed, even as the appetite for chocolate grows. That's why the world needs the International Cocoa Quarantine Centre.
Pets & Animals | Animals
Mystery Of Bee Colony Collapse May Have Been Solved
A team of scientists looked into the collapse of bee colonies and it was found that a number of reasons led to the collapse.
