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Employing novel engineering, materials and psychology, a Swiss team will attempt to soar coast to coast this summer
A new perspective emanating from archaeology and ecology suggests that humanity has spent thousands of years making widespread and profound changes to the "natural" world
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High-security measures of public events like the Boston Marathon may not be feasible--and they could make things worse
A new study suggests that permitting more tar sands oil to flow would raise greenhouse gas pollution by the equivalent of nearly 40 million cars and trucks
The purple sea urchin may be able to evolve to cope with ocean acidification, but that does not mean other species will be able to mimic the trick
Recent pipeline spills may have been caused by the combination of aging infrastructure and new types of oil
Light pollution is blurring out the night sky
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