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These stores will be closed on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving shoppers in search of the best holiday deals no longer have to head to the store.




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REI wants you to do more than #OptOutside on Black Friday

REI is leading the way with #OptOutside, but other major brands are following their example on Black Friday.



  • Arts & Culture

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Up, up and away with a Thanksgiving tradition

The secrets and science behind those giant balloon characters in the Macy's parade.



  • Arts & Culture

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You can change your personality in 10 weeks

Research reveals you can change facets of your personality if you're motivated and committed.



  • Arts & Culture

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How one man's 40 years of weather records became a treasure trove of climate change data

billy barr spent the last 40 years living alone in a cabin in Gothic, Colorado, and collecting meticulous weather data about temperatures, snowfall and more.



  • Climate & Weather

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Viruses may have evolved to go easier on women than men

New research shows that viral infections can evolve to affect men worse than women because the viruses consider women to be more valuable hosts.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Can Africa's Great Green Wall combat climate change and mass migration?

The Great Green Wall is rooted in Africa's Sahel region on the southern border of the Sahara. Once completed, it will be the largest living structure on Earth.



  • Climate & Weather

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Your dog understands more than you think

Study finds that dogs can recognize the difference between words and voices.




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Is cursive handwriting obsolete?

Some states have ditched the art of cursive writing so the teaching time can be used for other subjects, but it's making a comeback.




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Super Bowl champ celebrates by paying off adoption fees for more than 100 shelter dogs

Kansas City defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi celebrates team's Super Bowl win by paying adoption fees for pets at local shelter.




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To fight climate change, we may have to return to the age of airships

New research suggests zeppelins could replace cargo ships at a fraction of the pollution.



  • Climate & Weather

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Why lightning is so much deadlier for animals than it is for humans

For four-legged creatures, lightning strikes create an especially lethal ground current.



  • Climate & Weather

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This time-lapse video makes clear how Alaska's glaciers are changing

A new time-lapse video shows Earth's glaciers in Alaska and the Yukon melting at an accelerated pace.



  • Climate & Weather

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Climate change may have been the one thing Vikings truly feared

Vikings endured a cold-weather catastrophe and may have left a warning on the Rök stone.



  • Climate & Weather

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Casual Fridays are now every day (and you can thank millennials)

What started with casual Friday has morphed into "casual most of the time" — and much of that change has happened in just the last five years.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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You don't need expanding Thanksgiving pants

These stuffing-inspired stretchy pants expand when you stuff yourself on Thanksgiving, but you're better than this.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Dell Studio Hybrid: 70% More Efficient Than Typical Desktops

Dell Studio Hybrid: 70% More Efficient Than Typical Desktops




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La Jolla: A Little Change Can Make a Huge Difference

La Jolla: A Little Change Can Make a Huge Difference



  • Climate & Weather

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Workplace Safety: New Scorecard Changes the Game

Most U.S. safety scorecards are based on information from the past. A new scorecard adds scientifically based predictions about the future.



  • Protection & Safety

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Major TV networks block climate change ad

We Can Solve It asks for public support to get ABC to run 'Repower America' ad.



  • Research & Innovations

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Palin, Gore battle over climate change

Video: As climate talks continue in Copenhagen, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin finds herself in a war of words with Al Gore. NBC's Andrea Mitche



  • Climate & Weather

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Inconvenient Youth is the new one-stop shop for teens fighting climate change

The Climate Project, founded by Al Gore, is launching a new website designed for teens who want to live greener and fight climate change. You're even required t




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Al Gore praises Mitt Romney's climate change stance

The former vice president praised Romney for not being consumed by the 'anti science wing' of the Republican party.




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Al Gore slams President Obama on climate change issues

The former vice president did not hold back in his 7,000-word essay in Rolling Stone about the climate change debate.




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Watch: Casting doubt on climate change

An excerpt from the Climate Reality Project compares today's argument about climate change to the '60s argument over cigarettes.



  • Climate & Weather

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Battle of the climate-change billboards rages on

After the Heartland Institute compared global warming to the Unabomber, two climate activism groups decided to strike back.




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What if climate-change doubters held a debate and nobody came?

Al Gore's 24-hour Climate Reality broadcast has attracted millions of online viewers. A competing broadcast by climate doubters had just thousands.



  • Climate & Weather

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Al Gore reportedly now worth more than $200 million, called 'Romney-Rich' by Bloomberg

The former vice president has benefited from sustainable investments, Silicon Valley leadership and the sale of Current TV.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Newest hearables will change the way people think about hearing aids

The new Starkey Halo 2 hearables put the internet in your head.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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New LED bulbs put out a lot more than just light

Sengled smart bulbs are an easy way to join the Smart Home revolution.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Vampire power is back, and it's thirstier than ever in the new smart home

We're getting more and more smart devices with teensy little idle loads — but they're adding up fast.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Is print reading better than digital reading?

Studies have found that we're more likely to skim digital words than we are printed ones. This affects our reading comprehension.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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​How the smartphone changed our cities and our lives in the last decade

The way we use our cities has changed, the forces that drive them, all driven by the phone. It's also likely that we ain't seen nuthin' yet.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Why are some dogs more aggressive than others?

A new study finds as much as 70% of a dog's behavior, including aggressiveness, is inherited.




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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />MHPS to Introduce MHPS-TOMONI&reg; Digital Solutions for Geothermal Power Plant in Mexico -- Real-time Plant Monitoring and Diagnostics to Improve Efficiency, Enhance Operational Performance and Redu

・ First introduction for a geothermal power plant ・ Enhancing the operation and performance of power generating facilities in close cooperation with customers




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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />MHPS Announces Changes in Group Company Personnel

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (March 26, 2020) - Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) announced the following group company personnel changes effective March 31 and April 1, 2020.




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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />MHPS Announces Changes in Executive-level Personnel

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (March 26, 2020) - Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) announced the following executive-level personnel changes effective June 19, 2020.  




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MHPS, MHIENG and MGC selected to conduct research on effective recycling of CO<sub>2</sub> to produce methanol<br>-- The collaborative research project commissioned by NEDO aiming at developing carbon capture and utilization (CCU) techno

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) were selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to conduct joint research on the effective recycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the refinery at Tomakomai City, Hokkaido Japan where the CO2 is captured and stored by the existing demonstration plant. Further utilizing of the demonstration plant currently employed for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS), the three companies will collaborate on research activities for CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in order to produce methanol from captured CO2. The research is expected to run until February 2021.




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Channel Islands National Park: A user&#39;s guide

A trip to Channel Islands National Park is a trip back in time — Southern California before freeways. The park protects five islands and the surrounding water



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Everything you know about hand-washing is probably wrong

You're probably not washing your hands the right way, a new study shows. And if you use hand dryers, you're spreading germs everywhere.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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11 surprising facts that will change your water usage

Find out how much water it takes to produce your everyday grocery items and how much can be saved with a few minor tweaks in behavior.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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If you like spicy mustard, thank a caterpillar

We owe the spiciness of mustard, horseradish and wasabi to an 'arms race' between plants and caterpillars that dates back to the dinosaurs.




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How beehive fences help elephants and farmers

What can a farmer do about 7-ton elephants that steal crops? Intimidate them with an insect that weighs a tenth of a gram.




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Grow food, not grass, to fight climate change

Turning a grassy lawn into a vegetable garden can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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How bees, coffee beans and climate change are inextricably linked

Coffee-growing regions are set to lose key pollinators like bees by midcentury due to climate change.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Americans use less water than they did in 1970

U.S. water usage is at a 45-year low, according to a new government report. But is that low enough?



  • Wilderness & Resources

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10 cultural variations on Thanksgiving

Many cultures have end-of-growing-season holidays that are similar to Thanksgiving.



  • Arts & Culture

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What can I do to affect change in Washington?

From contacting your representatives to signing petitions, here are 5 ways to make your voice heard, and 2 that aren't worth your time.




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Meet 20 kids who are changing the world right now

These kids see no reason to wait until they are older to make a difference in the world.




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One woman met a stray dog — and changed everything for a forgotten breed

Tina Solera made it her life's mission to save the galgo, a traditional dog of Spain that has fallen into deep disregard.