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Watch the Earth 'breathing' from space

A new visualization from NASA offers a unique view of life on Earth.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Taj Mahal gets beautifying mudpack treatments

To help erase unsightly yellowing brought on by air pollution, India's crown jewel is looking for new beauty miracles.



  • Arts & Culture

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5 tips for safe packaged ice

If you’re buying ice for your summer parties, we’ve got some tips to make sure there’s nothing but water in that ice.




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America's 9 most at-risk open urban spaces

It's 'open season on open space,' according to The Cultural Landscape Foundation's 2017 'Landslide' report.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Can green space reduce risk of schizophrenia?

Researchers used satellite images and medical records over an almost 20-year period to determine if access to green areas reduces schizophrenia risk.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Brewery's edible 6-pack rings protect marine animals

Why didn't someone think of this before?




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He may not have conquered the Pacific, but he sure did get our attention

Endurance athlete Ben Lecomte attempted to swim across the Pacific Ocean to bring attention to the state of our oceans.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Will a new U.S.-China pact change anything?

Lisa Jackson's first official visit to China results in the creation of a new committee, but will the committee be able to achieve anything?




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Why space roles are so good for women

It’s as if Hollywood writers and directors have decided that by the time we are fighting space wars, misogyny will be a thing of the past.



  • Arts & Culture

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Horror films give us a safe space to be anxious

Horror movies scare us, and that may be a good thing for our overall mental health.



  • Arts & Culture

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Renewables outpacing natural gas, IEA says

Renewable energy will surpass natural gas as the planet's No. 2 electricity source by 2016, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.




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How to make the most of small living spaces

Here's how to make a small space look and feel bigger without adding an inch.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Multipurpose furniture saves precious space

Furnishings that pull double or triple duty really earn their keep.



  • Remodeling & Design

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How to purge, pack and move like a Zen master

Moving allows the opportunity to purge stuff and declutter spaces. Here are five tips to purge, pack and move while reducing the stress of it all.




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5,000 honeybees strap on tiny backpacks in the name of science

Australian scientists are attaching sensors to bees to track their movements and study colony collapse disorder.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Mining the moon could reap riches, spur space exploration

Mining the plentiful resources of the moon and near-Earth asteroids could alter the course of human history, adding trillions of dollars to the world economy an




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Asteroid property rights? Space mining ventures raise legal questions

Private groups are shaping business plans to tap into the resource-rich environs of outer space. Early celestial targets with commercial cross hairs on them are




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Space miners pitch concepts to empty chairs in lieu of Obama, Romney

No U.S. president has waxed as poetically about mining the moon the way John F. Kennedy did about landing on it.




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Asteroid-mining project aims for deep-space colonies

Deep Space Industries Inc. announced that it plans to harvest metals and water from asteroids within a decade.




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Is space big enough for 2 asteroid-mining companies?

The new company, Deep Space Industries, Inc., announced on Jan. 22 that it plans to mine asteroids for metals, water and other resources.




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Earth-buzzing asteroid worth $195 billion, space miners say

The 150-foot-wide asteroid 2012 DA14 may harbor $65 billion of recoverable water and $130 billion in metals.




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How ocean racers are helping solve the Great Pacific Garbage Patch problem

The Ocean Cleanup is ready to launch plastic-eating System 001 to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How does the Great Pacific Garbage Patch affect marine life?

This infographic breaks down how plastic pollution is killing marine life and what you can do to prevent it.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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This 51-year-old is swimming across the Pacific

Benôit 'Ben' Lecomte hopes his attempt to swim across the Pacific will bring awareness to the plastic pollution creating 'an ocean in peril.'



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Space shuttle Endeavour lands safely

Shuttle Endeavour touched down safely at the Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday morning, completing its final mission to space.




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How to drink coffee in space

It took a surprising amount of engineering magic to build a coffee cup suitable for those in zero gravity.




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Cities prepare for retired space shuttles

Six months after leaning they were or were not going to be getting one of NASA's retired space shuttles for display, museums in Los Angeles, Houston and New Yor




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2011: The year in spaceflight

Here's a rundown of the top 11 spaceflight stories of 2011, from the last mission of NASA's venerable space shuttle program to China's first-ever docking of two




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SpaceX buzz: Excitement builds over private flight to space station

Launching of the Dragon capsule will mark a significant step forward in the partnership between NASA and the private sector.




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Space-flown Buzz Lightyear heads to Smithsonian

After 467 days in orbit and a ticker-tape parade, a special litte astronaut will live out its days at the National Air and Space Museum.




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Space shuttles to take flight for museum deliveries

The first 'A' in NASA's acronym name — Aeronautics — will play a leading role in the final flights of its recently retired shuttle program. Space agency jet




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How NASA moves space shuttles: The ultimate piggyback ride

NASA's space shuttles are gearing up to make their final voyages — this time flying piggyback a special Boeing 747 jet on the way to museum retirement homes.




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Space Shuttle Discovery's final flight begins

Space shuttle Discovery, NASA's fleet leader and the world's most flown spacecraft, lifted off for the last time on on April 17 to be delivered to the Smithsoni




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Iconic space shuttle moves into Smithsonian

Dailey, director of the museum, in a statement released Monday. "At the Udvar-Hazy Center, Discovery will be seen by millions of people in the coming years, esp




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NASA's prototype space shuttle heads to NYC

Residents of the Big Apple may catch sight of an unusual sight over their famous skyline this week: a NASA space shuttle riding atop a jumbo jet.




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Space Shuttle Enterprise to fly to NYC today

NASA's prototype shuttle orbiter Enterprise, which had been on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum since 2003, is set to fly to the Big App




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Photo: Space Shuttle Enterprise flies over Manhattan

Space Shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, flies over New York City prior to landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Apr




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Sponsor-a-shuttle: Museums offer tiles, stars for space shuttle display funds

The Enterprise and Endeavour both have temporary displays, but their museums need help to make plans for permanent homes a reality.




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Space shuttle Enterprise damaged on sea journey to Intrepid museum

Space shuttle Enterprise suffered minor wing damage on June 3 when it collided with the navigation guides for a New York railroad bridge during the first half o




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Space Shuttle Enterprise exhibit: What's it like?

The new exhibit for NASA's space shuttle Enterprise — opening in New York City Thursday, July 19 — starts off a bit like a spacewalk. Visitors to the Intrep




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Google Street View lets you tour the Kennedy Space Center

Visitors can get up close and personal with two space shuttles, the launch pad and much more.



  • Research & Innovations

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400 trees to be cut in L.A. to make room for space shuttle Endeavour

As the space shuttle Endeavor is poised to come to Los Angeles, crews will remove about 400 trees to make room for its passage.




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Space Shuttle Endeavour's California trip delayed

Space shuttle Endeavour's trip to California has been delayed by a weather front in its way.




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How to see space shuttle Endeavour fly over California

The space shuttle Endeavour takes to the skies above California for its last-ever flight today, Sept. 21, giving observers from Sacramento to Los Angeles a one




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Space shuttle Endeavour preps for parade, the final leg of its California tour

Space shuttle Endeavour, now a permanent resident of the state of California, has traded its winged chariot for a set of custom wheels.




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Space shuttle begins 2-day road trip to California Science Center

Space shuttle Endeavour has hit the road in Los Angeles to start its two-day journey to its new home.




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Space shuttle Endeavour arrives home to LA museum

The iconic space shuttle Endeavour, in commission for 20 years, has arrived at a museum in LA, making that its home for the foreseeable future.




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Space Shuttle Endeavour's journey condensed into amazing time-lapse video

Space shuttle Endeavour, you're a star. A captivating new time-lapse movie has condensed Endeavour's recent three-day road trip to a Los Angeles museum into mer




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Space Shuttle Endeavour exhibit thrills crowds in California

Amidst much fanfare, the new museum display featuring retired space shuttle Endeavour opened to the media and invited guests here on Oct. 30.




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For NASA, a somber week of space disaster anniversaries

This week marks a somber time for NASA, with the anniversaries of three U.S. spaceflight disasters.