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Is that plant dead?

As winter comes to an end, it's time to check your garden's vital signs.



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Guess who wants to be a farmer?

One of the world's oldest professions is gaining popularity among America's youth, thanks to demand for organic food and a desire to get back to basics.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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To advertise plant sale, Idaho farmers harness the power of hip-hop

The Peaceful Belly Farm in Hailey, Idaho, found a unique way to advertise a plant sale.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Organic produce contains more antioxidants

Scientists look at a lot of data — including the famous Stanford analysis — and find an excellent reason to enjoy organic produce.




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Japan: A robot power everywhere except at nuclear plant

Robots need to be tailored made for their nuclear plants, and the Fukushima plant was built prior to the adoption of robots.



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Japanese homeowners to add climbing plants in place of window units this summer

As Japan faces energy restrictions after a particularly trying month of March, normally AC-happy citizens are faced with a daunting prospect: Getting through th




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Nuclear fission scare hits wrecked Japan nuclear plant

The plant's operator found substances in a reactor which could be a result of nuclear fission, a possible setback in safely shutting down the plant.




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Japan braces for attacks by gigantic mutant radioactive monkeys

Japanese researchers will release monkeys into the radioactive zone near Fukishima nuclear plant to test radiation levels. What could possibly go wrong?




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New report quantifies just how badly Russian waters are polluted by radioactive waste

According to a government study, Russia is covered with tens of thousands of ecological disasters.




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Mutant butterflies found emerging from Fukushima radiation

Researchers have discovered that the butterflies' mutations are multiplying at an alarming rate through successive generations. If genetic damage done to one ge




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Lake Vostok: Scientists race to drill into Antarctic Lake

At a tiny outpost in the middle of Antarctica, Russian scientists are poised to become the first humans to reach a massive liquid lake that has been cut off fro



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Volcanoes helped Antarctic life weather ice ages

Though they're perceived as destructive, volcanoes may actually play an important part in promoting biodiversity, a new study suggests.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Everyone wants to help rebuild Columbia River Gorge (but it's not time yet)

While wildfires burn Oregon's Columbia River Gorge, volunteers are eager to help rebuild it.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Santa Barbara is for nature lovers, too

Santa Barbara has close-by mountains, beautiful beaches and much more than it's famous wine — but don't skip that part.




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Lilliputian London home hits the market with a giant-sized price tag

In trendy Barnsbury, a quarter million pounds will get you a flat that's close to all the action and where the toilet is in the shower.




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Swimmers descend on London's plant-cleaned public bathing pond

Would you hop (no diving allowed!) into a chlorine-free urban swimming hole that's open to the public?




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London's flamboyant Olympic tower to get white-knuckle new addition

If there ever were a super-tall public sculpture begging for a tunnel slide ....



  • Arts & Culture

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5 natural deodorant alternatives

If you’re concerned about the health effects of regular deodorants, here are some natural homemade deodorant options.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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What is plant blindness?

Plant blindess is the "inability to see or notice the plants in one's own environment," which leads to "the inability to recognize the importance of plants."



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Lululemon reveals too much with some of its yoga pants

The yoga clothing giant is recalling the pants because they're too sheer.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Help wanted: Lululemon CEO

Looking for a CEO job and know Sanskrit? Do you have Bill Clinton on speed dial?



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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A reluctant spring: Yoga poses to shake off winter

For a smooth transition between the seasons, try these cleansing asanas.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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If you want to be a better person, you're going to have to do more than meditate

Researchers reviewed more than 20 studies that investigated the effect that several types of meditation had on positive feelings.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Giant squid caught on camera in U.S. waters

Researchers funded by NOAA record footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters, and the discovery is magnificent.




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President Obama visits wind turbine plant

Video: President visits a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Iowa and discusses how the administration's clean energy investments are creating jobs and i




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Germany stakes its cleantech future on stiff sea breezes

Germany has spent the last 5 years making solar power a mainstream business. It is poised to spend the next 10 years doing the same for offshore wind — and sh




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Trump resorts to temper tantrums in golf course vs. wind farm fracas

Renowned for his levelheadedness, ability to compromise and ecological concern, Donald Trump vows to halt construction on his golf development unless the Scotti




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8 inspiring renditions of the national anthem

We dare you to keep a dry eye as you watch these amazing and emotional performances of our national anthem.



  • Arts & Culture

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Paul Barton brings his music, and a moment of peace, to rescued elephants

Weary animals at elephant sanctuary in Thailand relax as volunteer plays classical piano music in the forest.




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Oscar-nominated 'Gasland' director wants to debate T. Boone Pickens

He may not have won an Oscar, but the director of "Gasland" isn’t backing off the natural gas industry.




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Coal-fired power plants: A thing of the past?

A compromise in Washington state may be the example for the rest of the country to follow when it comes to cleaning up our energy sources.




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Public water plants can't be used for fracking wastewater

Gov. Tom Corbett takes swift action after TV investigation shows increased levels of bromide in Pennsylvania drinking water.




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The ballad of Sean and Yoko: Anti-fracking, for renewables

The new Artists Against Fracking makes a compelling case against opening up New York state to natural gas drilling. It's fuzzier about the energy sources that c




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Lady Gaga backs Yoko Ono's anti-fracking coalition

Pop star and social media powerhouse Lady Gaga encourages her millions of fans to support Yoko Ono's Artists Against Fracking campaign in New York.



  • Arts & Culture

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Giant hole mysteriously forms in Siberia, and nobody knows why

The gaping 260-foot-wide hole was spotted in an area of Siberia known as "the end of the world."



  • Wilderness & Resources

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New Zealand surfer survives tsunami by riding giant wave

A student and his fellow surfers used their skills to ride the giant waves to safety after a deadly tsunami struck Samoa.




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U.S. nuclear chief wants faster reforms

One year after Japan's Fukushima crisis began, the U.S. nuclear chief says American reactors should adopt safety reforms more quickly.




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Too many nuclear plants located in tsunami risk zones, say researchers

A recent study led by European researchers found Fukushima is not alone, as 22 other plants around the world may be similarly susceptible to destructive tsunami



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why restoring Atlanta's urban forest matters

An inside look at the 4-year effort to restore Atlanta's Fernbank Forest, a 65-acre forest within the city.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Dutch prefabs pretty-up vacants lots while providing housing for priced-out Gen Y'ers

Sleek, slender and topped with solar panels, Heijmans ONE is a rental unit that addresses the dearth of affordable housing options for young professionals.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Footprints preserve giant sloth's last stand

Preserved human footprints in the White Sands National Monument give us insights into early humans' hunting practices of giant ground sloths.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Satellite reveals remnants of ancient continents under Antarctica's ice

Researchers uncover the remnants of lost continents hidden under the ice sheets of Antarctica.




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Rhinos and weird elephants once roamed Texas

Researchers are calling the wild lands of 12 million years ago the 'Texas Serengeti.'




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Tons of methane lurk beneath Antarctic ice

Microbes possibly feeding on the remains of an ancient forest may be generating billions of tons of methane deep beneath Antarctic ice, a new study suggests.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Antarctic ozone hole among the smallest recorded in 20 years

The ozone hole above the Antarctic has hit its maximum extent for the year. Due to warm temperatures, the opening in the protective atmospheric layer was the se



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project aims to plant one million new trees by 2017

Toyota has donated 4,500 free trees for this March's giveaway for New York City residents.




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If you really want to reduce your carbon footprint, have fewer kids and ditch your car

A 2017 study published in Environmental Research Letters offers a number of ways to reduce your carbon emissions, and having fewer kids topped the list.




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Antibacterial socks kill odor and ice caps

New study finds that nanoparticles commonly used in antibacterial socks may significantly boost greenhouse gas emissions.



  • Climate & Weather

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Photos of Antarctica reveal shifts in ice

Thanks to the combined technology of satellites and weather stations scattered around the Antarctic Peninsula, researchers can now keep tabs on the region's shi



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why the Arctic is becoming a 'giant Slushie'

Long-term thinning of Arctic sea ice combined with an intense, windy storm over the Arctic in early August contributed to a new record low for sea-ice extent, s



  • Wilderness & Resources