Other rhino species remain on the brink
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Local Bans Set Up a Showdown Over Fracking in Colorado
While an initiative to require labeling of GMOs went down in defeat in Washington state, several Colorado towns voted to ban fracking within their borders. But the fight isn’t over.
The Rock That Clobbered Russia: Meteor Post Mortem
New studies of last years’ incident in Chelyabinsk suggest that more such cosmic shellings may lie aead
Report: Carbon Dioxide Levels In Atmosphere Hit Record High
The rise in carbon dioxide outpaced the last 10 years’ average annual increase
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The 10 Most Polluted Cities in America
Bakersfield, Merced and Fresno top the American Lung Association’s list of cities with the most persistant air pollution in the country in 2013
Falling Stars: Starfish Dying From “Disintegrating” Disease
Populations have been decimated in recent months, and scientists are racing to find out why
So Much for Earth Being Special: There Could Be 20 Billion Just Like It
A new estimate of Earth-like worlds in the Milky Way yields good news in the hunt for extraterrestrial life
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Urban Wastelands: The World’s 10 Most Polluted Places
Climate change may get most of the attention, but the biggest environmental risk to human health today isn’t global warming. It’s industrial pollution, often in poor cities and towns where factories, power plants and chemical …
Stunning Pictures Show How People Around the World Watched the Rare Solar Eclipse
The sun underwent a rare “hybrid” solar eclipse Sunday. How people watched was as interesting as what they watched.
Study: Tutankhamen Died on His Knees, Then His Body Spontaneously Combusted
New research aims to lay decades of speculation to rest