Texans React To State’s Huge Snowfall
Deep in the heart of Texas, and in every county around it, winter has made its mark. While many parts of the U.S. are facing …
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Adorable Pygmy Possums Have Been Rediscovered After Fears Of Extinction
Tasmanian pygmy possums, also known as little pygmy possums, are tiny tree-dwelling marsupials that might be mistaken for rodents. The large-eared, long-tailed critters grow no …
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Maryland Is First State To Ban Styrofoam Takeout Containers
Maryland will now prohibit restaurants from using foam containers for takeout and delivery orders — the first state to enact a ban the products. The …
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Vegan ‘steaks’ Are Made With A 3-D Printer And They Look Like Real Beef
When following a vegan diet, steak is usually not on the menu. However, an Israeli startup, Redefine Meat, has come up with an alternative meat …
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Fall Foliage Will Peak Two Weeks Later Than Usual This Year
Summer is winding down and fall is right around the corner, which means we’ll soon start to see the leaves changing colors. The beautiful colors …
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Greta Thunberg Donated $1,000,000 Of Prize Money To Aid COVID-19 Relief And Climate Change
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg recently won the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, which came with a prize pot equaling $1.15 million. But the 17-year-old …
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New Jersey Just Became The First State To Include Climate Change In School Curriculum
New Jersey has become the first state to include climate change in the curriculum of its K-12 schools. The new standards will go into effect …
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This Summer Is Going To Be One Of The Hottest On Record
Spring has been a roller-coaster ride of big temperature swings with warmer than average days followed by frigid temperatures and scattered snowfall. The spring season …
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16 Kids Are Suing 5 Countries For Polluting The Environment
Sixteen minors have filed a complaint with the United Nations against five countries — Germany, France, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey — for failing to take adequate …
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The Heat Wave In Europe Is So Bad That The Weather Map Of France Looks Like A Screaming Skull
Summer heat is no joke — especially when it’s not even July and temperatures are already getting over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in some parts of …
Experts Warn That Flesh-Eating Bacteria May Be Spreading To Seafood And Beaches
For many of us, summertime means beautiful trips to the beach and delicious, fresh seafood. But you may want to exercise some caution. A new …
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This Photo Of Sled Dogs Walking Through Water Where There Should Be Ice Is Going Viral
Steffen Olsen, a scientist with the Danish Meteorological Institute, was on a routine mission in northwest Greenland to retrieve oceanographic and weather monitoring tools placed …
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Summer 2019: Hot, Wet Weather Wastes No Time Arriving
Nearly everyone has already gotten at least a taste of summer weather, and current forecasts show that there’s plenty more where that came from. The Climate …
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Scientists Are Warning That Coffee Could Become Extinct
Here’s something to ponder next time you’re waiting in line for a $5 caramel macchiato: That beverage could become a casualty of climate change. In …
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This Inspiring 16-Year-Old Girl Is Being Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
What were you doing when you were 16? Learning to drive a car? Studying for the SATs? Well, one 16-year-old girl was just nominated for …
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15 Takeaways From The Climate Change Report
The average global temperature is much higher and rising more rapidly than “anything modern civilization has experienced,” according to David Easterling, one of the authors …
Hawaii May Be The First State To Ban Sunscreens That Are Destroying Coral Reefs
Did you know that the sunscreen you apply before you go swimming in the ocean is likely harming one of Mother Nature’s most important habitats? …
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This Photographer’s Portraits Of Endangered Animals Are Stunning
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The Reason The Majority Of Sea Turtle Babies Are Now Female
Something funky is going on with sea turtles—and researchers are helping get to the bottom of it. Along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, 99 percent of …
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Experts Say Fall 2017 Is Going To Be Unusually Hot
If you think of fall as the perfect time to curl up by the fire with a steaming cup of hot apple cider, you might …
Climatologists Say Miami May Disappear Within The Century
Scientists have shared warnings for some time about the effects of climate change on sea levels. Now climatologists and researchers say Miami could actually be engulfed …
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An Iceberg The Size Of Delaware Just Broke Off Antarctica
One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded—weighing in at a whopping 1 trillion tons—has officially separated from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in northwest Antarctica. To …
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10 At-Risk Foods That Could Disappear In Our Lifetimes
We don’t often think of foods as being endangered. However, scientists claim that a number of our favorite foods could be headed for extinction due to climate …
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Snow Inexplicably Covers The Sahara Desert For The First Time In 37 Years
The Sahara desert is bigger than the entire United States. That, to me, is incredible. But today, I found out that there’s something more incredible …
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10 Little Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
OK, people, the Earth is seriously warming, and it’s time to step up your green game. One of the biggest drivers of global warming and …
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