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Environment
Happy Google Doodle Earth Day!
Today’s interactive Google Doodle is inspired by Earth Day, an annual event designed to celebrate nature’s beauty and raise awareness about conservation efforts.
Rat-Sized Snails Are Invading Florida
More than 1,000 giant African land snails are being caught each week in Miami-Dade County.
‘Medieval Knight’ Found Beneath Scottish Parking Lot
History beneath your wheels.
Study: Heat in New York Can Change the Weather in Siberia
Could hot weather in metropolitan areas be heating up distant regions? Researchers say yes.
Massachusetts Town Bans Plastic Water Bottles
For many people, a new year means resolutions. And for one Massachusetts town, that means doing away with disposable plastic water bottles.
According to the EPA, in 2010, the U.S. generated 31 million tons of plastic waste. …
Reading While Eating for August 28: RNC Edition
The Republican National Convention is taking place in Tampa this week, but the lunch links convention takes place here every weekday.
Meanwhile, Back on Earth: NASA Lander Prototype Crashes, Burns
While NASA celebrates the landmark landing of its Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars, things back home are going a bit less smoothly. The latest prototype of a new, environmentally friendly lunar lander exploded during …
Are Urinating Swimmers Killing Fish?
German officials have banned swimmers from Eichbaum Lake while studying the link between fish death and public urination.
Earth Day 2012: How the World Celebrates
Some say environmentalism and “going green” are little more than fleeting trends. Others even argue that so-called “eco-fads” are actually exacerbating environmental problems rather than alleviating them. But whether you’re an …
Where Are America’s Greenest Cities?
Travel + Leisure ranks the top 20 most environmentally friendly cities. Did your hometown make the cut?
Study: For Millennials, It’s Not So Easy Being Green
Because Millennials don’t already get enough flack from media and researchers, a new study says that today’s young Americans are not as environmentally concerned as past generations were at their age.
The results may seem …
