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The chemicals, which come from valley farms as well as illegal marijuana gardens, are a contributing factor towards sharp declines in frog populations.

A lot of people thought white and yellow dandelions were different plants.

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Yes, says a new campaign that champions backyard pools as a drought-friendlier landscaping alternative.

In exclusive and exceptionally irrigated Rancho Santa Fe, residents now face water rationing.

Bel Air: Champagne wishes and $90,000 water bill dreams.

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With Italy facing severe drought conditions, the Vatican has turned off its iconic fountains for the first time in living memory to help save water.

Four severe droughts in 20 years have left many residents of the Horn of Africa on the edge of survival.

Spongy water harvester prototype that uses only sunlight was tested successfully in the Arizona desert.

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In June 2012, a network of 16,000 computers trained itself to recognize a cat by looking at 10 million images from YouTube videos.

A handy new tool can transform your pictures into colorful mosaics of emoji.

There are just as many dogs on the Web, so why do cats get all the attention?

Rule No. 1: You're never too old or too young to learn to code.

When people get together and share knowledge and resources, they can do wonders.

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A quiet deal between two of the world’s leading energy technology clusters, puts Copenhagen at the center of the expanding cleantech universe. Highlights from

Four state-sponsored 529 plans earn a Morningstar gold rating.

The new conference introduces investors from across the country to Southeastern companies to shed more light on business in the region.

For International Women's Day, check out 10-year-old blogger Hannah who writes about the environment and social issues.

Warming temperatures have had an impact on brown bear hibernation in Ukraine.

For Memorial Day weekend, and for all your summer grilling celebrations, this great red is affordable enough to serve to crowds.

From two Apple expats comes the Nest Learning Thermostat, a cleverly intuitive household thermostat that picks up on your daily schedule as well as your heating

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Elon Musk wasn't the first to come up with a visionary transportation scheme.

Updated standards for furnaces and furnace fans, combined, could save consumers roughly $37 billion over three decades.

You may not be able to see auroras in person, but soon you can watch them in the palm of your hand.

U.S. startup DroneSeed merges technology and forestry to give scorched woodlands a second chance from above.

9-year-old Anaya Ellick is the proud recent winner of the Nicholas Maxim national handwriting contest. A remarkable feat, given that she doesn't have hands.

Technology projects a touchscreen onto your hand, clothes, a wall, or any surface, so you can operate your phone without removing it from your pocket.

For rewards-seekers, the trick is to find the right card: one that best fits both your travel style and your spending habits.

Lessons in business and management from the Medicis.

The General Motors Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant receives recognition for energy efficiency measures.

America's landmark water law will be 40 years old this fall. But amid old legal doubts and new environmental dangers, it may be facing a midlife crisis.

Apex Logistics employees converted a storage space into every college man's dream hangout, complete with pinups and gym equipment.

Elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in several classrooms have parents worried their children are at risk.

Nobody likes bathroom clean-up, especially with harsh chemical products. Here are some cheap and natural cleaning alternatives.

Ryan Nicodemus discusses how and why he and Joshua Fields Millburn left successful careers, ditched most of their stuff, and set up shop in a Montana cabin.

Entrepreneur Jonas Falk, 28, has grown a $20 million company, Organic Life, by serving great-tasting organic food at schools.

Invasive "crazy ants" have been displacing fire ants, and a curious defensive strategy may be behind the crazy ants' bold takeover.

These deadly mushrooms have caused five deaths in California since 2010, and even experienced mushroom gatherers can misidentify them.

High winds and vacant land create the perfect recipe for tumbleweed terror in Victorville.

The plan to manufacture fuel on Mars instead of on Earth could make human missions to Mars more practical.

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