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Study found human habitation promoted forest growth in British Columbia over the past 13,000 years

These trees shellfishly used the First Nations' trash to grow.

Net neutrality wins in Europe - a victory for the internet as we know it

A discussion of tremendous importance for the internet was taking place these days, although most of us weren't even aware of it.

5 Ways Barbados Excels at Sustainability

To preserve its environment for future generations, Barbados has adopted sustainability in five ways.

Tasmanian devils evolve resistance to transmissible cancer that's nearly 100% fatal

When all hope was thought to be lost, selection came to the rescue.

Interactive map shows which paths animals need to take to flee climate change

Visualizing the impending migration of birds, amphibians, and mammals.

Meet the Pipe: a beautiful desalinization plant that might one day serve 1.5 billion gallons of water to California

Who says desalinization isn't sexy?

Scientists believe humans have started a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene

It's a new time -- geologically speaking, at least.

The U.S. plans to build the most advanced fusion reactor ever

Endless clean energy is just too good to pass up.

Fossil Friday: C. Megalodon, the true Jaws

The biggest fish in the pond.

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands now largest protected area on the planet

President Obama used his executive powers to quadruples the size of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Controversial study claims biofuels aren't carbon neutral, says it's much worse than gasoline

A long-standing assumption in science is being put into question.

The Greenland ice sheet is losing some 270 billion tons of ice each year, a new study finds

Knowing how much water gets melted into the oceans will help us estimate the impact of rising sea levels.

The American pika is being killed off by climate change

They may be the cutest animal in the country, but we're cooking the d'awww out of them.

Endangered species need to wait 12 years on average for federal protection, six times more than mandated

This takes wait too long -- we need to make haste.

Letter signed by 154 Australian experts calls for the Land Down Under to step up its game

Policy and scientific fact don't match, and the researchers urge for change.

Transportation takes lion share of carbon emissions in U.S. after 40 years -- both good and bad news

Basically, it's because coal is done and gone.

The first self-driving taxis are here -- and by "here" I mean Singapore

A small start-up brought self-driving taxies to the streets.

New study shows global warming was a long time coming

Scientists showed that consistent global warming started in the 1830s.

The History of the National Park Service

As a former park ranger, I’ve been looking forward to this date for 20 years.

Moderately good news: our ecological footprint doesn't grow as fast as our population

The bad news is that the footprint is increasing fastest in the areas with the greatest biodiversity.

Sea Shepherd will continue to disrupt Japanese whaling ships, despite the US ruling they shouldn't

Whales > Judges.

Antarctic 'living sensors' indicate global warming affecting ocean circulation

The consequences are not known at the moment.

Why the first, tiny offshore wind farm in the U.S. is a huge step forward

These five turbines signal a change through out the country.

Stanford scientists map poverty... from outer space

Researchers have developed a method to identify impoverished areas using free information from satellite imagery.

At 1075 years old, this is Europe's oldest inhabitant

A Bosnian Pine from Greece has been dated to be at least 1075 years old, making it the oldest living thing in Europe.

People are dumping goldfish into an Australian river and they're growing huge -- by destroying the ecosystem

Tank'em, don't dump'em.

Finland capital Helsinki starts driverless bus pilot

If you thought driverless cars are part of a distant past, think again.

New dolphin species found in ... museum collection

Museum collections are riddled with valuable specimens.

Fish urine keeps corals healthy, but we're taking all the fish out of the water

Does this mean I have to pee in the pool now?

This app lets you buy leftover food from UK restaurants - and it's really cheap

Keeping food inside our bellies instead of the bin.

Pesticides linked to massive bee die off, largest study of its kind confirms

Yet another study -- the most important so far -- finds that neonicotinoids likely wipe out bees.

By 2085 most cities in the world will be too hot to host Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games might one day take place with air conditioning.

First peer review paper on chemtrails finds exactly what you'd expect -- it's all pseudoscience

Of course, it could just be The Government covering up. Spooky stuff.

The last ten months were the hottest on record and July was the most blazing ever

We've become very cynical. "Hottest year? Doh!"

What are abundant and sustainable fuels? “Folks, that's of course the fossil fuels,” says President of Koch-funded shill group

The Koch Brothers' rhetoric not only defies logic and facts, but the English language also.

A CEO's pay is enough to train all the company's laid-off coal miners for jobs in sustainable energy

The coal industry is tanking -- hundreds of thousands are getting fired, while execs are getting a raise. One startling study found how little it takes to retrain those laid-off.

Coral bleaching has been captured on video for the first time

They don't seem to be having a good time.

California's highways will generate electricity from cars driving over them

California will harvest freeways for electricity.

Over-consumption is more deadly to Earth's wildlife than climate change

We use so much of everything so fast that it's literally killing the planet.

Top chefs are using leftover food in Rio to feed the poor

Leftover food from the Olympic Village in Rio is being prepared by a group of international chefs and served to the poor.

Scotland just powered itself completely from wind power the entire day

High winds and a low demand on a Sunday allowed Scottish windmills to generate 106% of the country's electricity demand.

Longest-living vertebrate is a 400-year-old Greenland Shark

A groundbreaking study found a giant lurking beneath the Arctic might be the oldest living vertebrate today.

Orangutans can tell if a drink tastes good or bad just by looking at it -- once thought a 'human thing'

They're more than the simple animals we consider them to be.

A colony of bees has been discovered living in the lip of an active volcano

They face acid, lava, and ash every day.

Real extent of sea level rise obscured by 1991 massive volcano eruption

How a volcano may have hidden sea level rise all this time.

Douglas fir forests are buckling under the heat, pausing their growth altogether

Silly trees, can't they set the thermostat lower, like the rest of us?

Elon Musk's company revealed plans for a roof made of solar panels

Elon Musk has shown plenty of times in the past that he's not afraid to go a bit outside the box - or even a bit more.

Male dogs are becoming less fertile, and researchers believe it's happening to us next

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Why humpbacks are protecting other creatures from killer whales

Humpback whales may be altruistic or hateful - either way, it's a puzzling behavior.

Deadly bacteria breeding more in the oceans because of global warming

Developing countries, yet again, will be the most vulnerable in the face of such risks.

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