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Breaking: World Going to Hell in a Handbasket

New study finds human activity is pushing Earth over the edge.

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| Fri Jun. 8, 2012 11:04 AM PDT

The Morning-After Pill Does Not Cause Abortions

After a decade of scientific evidence to the contrary, anti-abortion activists are still claiming that emergency contraception is a form of abortion.

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| Thu Jun. 7, 2012 10:10 AM PDT

Are Recent Animal Disease Outbreaks Linked?

Habitat loss, climate change and pesticide use are putting bats, bees and frogs at risk.

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| Thu Jun. 7, 2012 7:08 AM PDT

Interactive: New York's Roofscape Gets Climate Makeover

Witness the evolution of NYC's billion-square-foot roofscape in the face of climate change.

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| Thu Jun. 7, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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Dramatic Decline in Microscopic Life on BP's Oiled Beaches

Months after BP's Deepwater Horizon blowout Gulf beaches looked clean. The biological story is a lot murkier.

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| Wed Jun. 6, 2012 2:00 PM PDT

MAP: The Best Spots to See Venus Crossing the Sun

Only six Venus transits have occurred since the telescope was invented. Our tools have changed but not our fascination.

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| Tue Jun. 5, 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Race to Map Africa's Forgotten Glaciers Before They Melt Away

A team of scientists and photographers aims to document Africa's threatened and fading glaciers.

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| Tue Jun. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Electricity Supply Vulnerable to Climate Change

Rising water temperatures and dwindling water flows will seriously hamper thermoelectric power production in the US and Europe in the near future, suggests a new paper in Nature Climate Change.

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| Mon Jun. 4, 2012 11:45 AM PDT

Quick Reads: "Full Body Burden" by Kristen Iversen

A new memoir describes growing up in the shadow of the Rocky Flats plutonium trigger facility in Colorado.

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| Sun Jun. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

A Bigger Hurricane Year for the East Coast?

A hotspot of ocean temperatures 5-9°F above average between North Carolina and Massachusetts could put that coastline in the crosshairs this hurricane season.

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| Fri Jun. 1, 2012 12:51 PM PDT
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Why Science Education Won't Solve Our Climate Problems

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| Wed May. 30, 2012 2:58 PM PDT

Japan Quake and Tsunami Rattled Upper Atmosphere

GPS technology reveals waves in the ionosphere from Japan's mega-quake.

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| Wed May. 30, 2012 1:04 PM PDT

Tuna Contaminated With Fukushima Radiation Found in California

Scientists discovered bluefins off the coast of California containing trace amounts of cesium.

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| Wed May. 30, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Can GMO Mosquitoes Save You From Dengue?

To combat dengue fever, a biotech firm unleashes genetically engineered bloodsuckers. What could possibly go wrong?

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| Mon May. 28, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Book Review: Tubes

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| Mon May. 28, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Record Early Start to Hurricane Season

The Eastern Pacific hurricane season is-jump starting its old records.

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| Fri May. 25, 2012 12:00 PM PDT
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"Hysteria": Very Feminist, Very Socialist, Mildly Funny

For those looking for a left-wing romantic comedy that dramatizes the invention of a lady's sex toy in Victorian-era London.

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| Fri May. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

New Climate Threat to Critically Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles

New research suggests that egg and hatchling survival in leatherback sea turtles will rapidly decline by ~50–60 percent due to warming and drying in Costa Rica this century.

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| Thu May. 24, 2012 12:12 PM PDT

The Endangered Species Act Really Works

The claim that the Endangered Species Act is a waste of time and money because it only saves 1 percent of species is bogus. Here's why.

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| Fri May. 18, 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Rapid Retreat of Columbia Glacier

Alaska's once-mighty Columbia Glacier is growing shorter, thinner, and has effectively split into two.

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| Thu May. 17, 2012 2:05 PM PDT