Environment

Texas Congressman Cites Noah's Ark As Evidence Against Climate Change

Republican congressman Joe Barton says the flood "certainly wasn't because mankind had overdeveloped hydrocarbon energy."

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| Fri Apr. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Olympians to Obama: Climate Change Will Melt Winter Sports

In a letter, 75 sports champions warn that warmer winters will jeopardize their sports.

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| Thu Apr. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Al Gore Is Fat, Therefore Global Warming Doesn't Exist

When conservative pundits write about climate change, they're more likely to mention Al Gore than science.

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| Thu Apr. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Quaker Apple Walnut Oatmeal Has More Sugar Than a S'mores Pop Tart

And other surprising facts about your favorite breakfast convenience foods.

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| Mon Apr. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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What Keystone XL Opponents Could Learn From the Gay Rights Movement

For activists, the hardest part of the Keystone fight is figuring out what to do about the Democrats.

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 11:33 AM PDT
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Reporters Say Exxon Is Impeding Spill Coverage in Arkansas

Several reporters say they have been threatened with arrest in the course of their work on the Pegasus spill.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 3:08 PM PDT
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The Latest Bird Flu Freakout, Explained

Is H7N9 headed your way?

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| Tue Apr. 9, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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For Cleveland, Climate Change Could Mean Tons of Toxic Green Algae

NASA photos show massive amounts of algae in Lake Erie.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 12:23 PM PDT

5 Ways Biotech Is Changing Our Pets and Wildlife

Talking about brave new beasts with Emily Anthes, author of the new book "Frankenstein's Cat."

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Watch: Crack-Up of Sea Ice in the Arctic Ocean

Young, thin sea ice in the Arctic this winter meant storms were more damaging to the fragile ice cap.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 3:15 AM PDT

Frackers Are Losing $1.5 Billion Yearly to Leaks

Leaky pipes are the "super low-hanging fruit" of climate change.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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A "Game of Thrones" Winter May Be Coming

Frozen sheep, slowing jet streams, record snowfalls—all signs, climate scientists say, of a stark new reality.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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A History of Disaster Capitalism

Profitting off natural disasters from the San Francisco earthquake to superstorm Sandy.

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 2:41 PM PDT

6 Amazing Ways Animals Show Compassion

Renowned primatologist Frans de Waal argues that our own sense of morality can be traced back to our primate relatives.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

CHART: Withering Drought Still Plaguing Half of America

New figures released Thursday show large swathes of the US remain in the grip of drought, with worse to come.

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 7:00 AM PDT
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Sen. Roy Blunt: Monsanto's Man in Washington

The notoriously agribiz-friendly senator freely admits that he crafted the recent GMO rider—and that Monsanto helped.

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Photo Essays + Slideshows

House Porn: Size Doesn't Matter Edition

Adorable, cheap, and green living spaces? Yes, please.

Photo Essay: Plastic Surgery Tourism

Images from a two-week trip to the land of lipo and breast lifts.

PHOTOS: Out of Saddam's Shadow

Ten years after the US-led invasion, Iraqi Kurdistan is thriving.

Chernobyl's Half Lives

Radiation checkpoints. Contaminated mushrooms. A quarter century after the meltdown, meet the families who chose to stay.

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