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Scientists find a way to harvest green energy from grass

Garden grass could become a source of sustainable energy, a group of scientists claim.

Six million Americans are drinking water with unsafe levels of toxic chemicals

Six million Americans might be drinking water with high levels of chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems.

Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar speech raised more climate change awareness than Earth Day

DiCaprio absolutely killed it -- and we now have the numbers to prove it.

Horses owe ambling gait to a gene mutation which first appeared more than 1,000 years ago

The Vikings then spread the new breed to mainland Europe.

Great Barrier Reef rodent becomes first extinct mammal at the hand of climate change

Great Barrier Reef's only endemic mammal, the Bramble Cay melomys, is now officially extinct, scientists say.

These are the worlds most energy-efficient countries

Europe tops the list.

Climate change will make in-flight turbulence more common and take-offs more difficult

These risks will become serious in a couple of decades, but we need to act now.

We've finally discovered how birds can sleep and fly at the same time without crashing

Frigatebirds spend weeks at a time flying over oceans in search for food -- here's how they sleep during this time.

Monkeys With Smaller Testicles Scream Louder to Compensate

Loud screamers compensate for small testicles... but it works.

The last wooly mammoths may have died of thirst

Scientists tell the story of the final sad chapter in the wooly mammoth story.

England's 5 pence tax slashed 61,000 tonnes of plastic bag use per year

That adds up to....Let me do the math on this.....A whole lot of bags.

Machine learning could solve the US's police violence issue

By flagging high-risk officers, the system allows police departments to limit the chance for violent events.

Chernobyl is to become the world's largest solar power plant

This huge area will finally produce energy -- 30 years after the meltdown.

The City of London Corporation bans leasing or purchasing diesel vehicles for its businesses

The organization takes improving air quality "extremely seriously," and has thus decided to clamp down on diesel vehicles.

World's first mass extinction might have been caused by animals

Looks like it's not always asteroids.

Crows are the first non-human animals we know of that employ tools to carry objects

Who you callin' bird brain?

Global warming causes plants and soils to 'burp' more CO2

A long-standing assumption that as the planet warms, the biosphere releases more CO2 in a positive feedback loop was confirmed by researchers.

Photosynthetic solar cell turns carbon dioxide and sunlight into fuel

Fossil fuels could soon be a thing of the past.

Cockroach milk: superfood of the future?

What better way to top off your meal?

Zika virus solution might lie in oil of common flower

The key to fighting Zika might be as simple as a common flower and some water.

Dolly sheep clones show no long-term health issues

Despite concerns, these clones have lived long and healthy lives.

NASA study suggests that one-fifth of global warming missed by historical records

The main cause lies in the lack of available data from the Arctic.

Spider personalities are influenced by temperature

The findings could have implications for the survival of modern animals in the face of global warming.

Need to ward off pesky mosquitoes? Sleep with a chicken over your head

Believe it or not, there's actual scientific proof backing this advice.

Study suggests that primates prefer alcohol in their nectar

Looks like happy hour isn't just a human thing.

Google used DeepMind to cut their electricity bill by a whopping 15%

That adds up to a lot of money.

'Shocking,' 'Plain Stupid': New British Prime Minister shuts down Climate Change Office

The UK seems hell bent on making unfortunate decissions.

Ancient rocks reveal causes of Earth's greatest mass extinction event

The new findings call our current theories on the mass extinction event into question.

Gravitational pull causes some earthquakes on California's San Andreas Fault

Despite being thousands of kilometers away, the sun and moon are behind some of the earthquakes on the Earth.

Scientists turn CO2 into rock in Iceland

Turning air into rock.

Tesla just changed one word in its mission statement - and it's a big change

Energy.

Borneo orangutan and two shark species hit extinction 'red list'

It is alarming to see such emblematic species slide towards extinction

How bringing cougars to cities could actually save lives

These big cats could save a lot of people -- if we let them.

Whales mourn, and grieve, and feel the loss of a loved one -- just like you or me

We all know the pain and harrowing loneliness of losing a loved one, and it seems whales do too.

Research suggests turtle shells evolved for digging, not protection

The discovery highlights how trait functions can change with evolution.

Birds in suburbs defend their territory more aggressively than their rural counterparts

City birds aren't very friendly to each other.

Amber reveals ancient insect that was literally scared out of its skin

After leaving its exoskeleton behind, the insect narrowly avoided amber entombment.

Grand study finds that diversity of life on Earth dropped below "safe" limits

Less species, more problems.

Newborn ducklings are capable of abstract thought

It turns out that ducklings are a lot smarter than we thought.

Two litters of mountain lion kittens found in local mountains of Southern California

The blue-eyed babies give scientists hope for the mountain lion population at large.

The Fish and Wildlife Service's plan to save black-footed ferrets sounds so tasty I'd like to take part

It has M&Ms, peanut butter, flying drones, and fluffy critters. It's perfect.

Dinosaurs probably cooed, not roared

Dinosaurs might not have been as terrifying as we thought.

Crops employ "austerity measures" to conserve water in drought conditions

By limiting the growth of their roots, grassy crops conserve soil water during drought.

Climate change pushing clouds higher into the atmosphere, shifting them towards Earth's poles

These movements could in turn help speed up global warming.

A more sustainable leather industry built from a petri dish

This biomaterial is not only better, but more humane than traditional leather.

Light pollution causes spring to come earlier

The night light burns bright.

Air pollution confuses bees and hinders foraging

Bees have a very keen sense of smell -- they have to in order to survive. But air pollution is seriously plugging their 'nostrils'.

Offshore wind costs hit record low in new Dutch Project

Two new massive 350MW arrays in the Netherlands will supply power to Dutch people at €87/MWh, which translates into under 10 cents/kWh.

Dutch designer creates device that turns smog into beautiful jewelry

Wear it on your fingers, not in your lungs.

UK set to miss 2020 renewable energy goals

The United Kingdom will almost certainly miss its 2020 targets for renewable energy, the National Grid has said.

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