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In VP debate, Ryan complains of ‘green pork’ and fact-checkers swat him down
Paul Ryan got his facts wrong during an exchange on clean-energy stimulus funding at the vice presidential debate.
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Nearby ‘super-Earth’ planet is made of diamonds
Exoplanet 55 Cancri e is too hot to live on, but other than that it's the sweetest planet ever. It's eight times the mass of Earth and at least a third of that is diamond.
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Hungry guy tries to set squirrel on fire, ends up torching apartment building
Guy tries to cook squirrel with propane torch; squirrel lights his whole building on fire. Seems more than fair.
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Arctic Sea Ice in Free Fall
By Emily E. Adams and Janet Larsen The North Pole is losing its ice cap. Comparing recent melt seasons with historical records spanning more than 1,400 years shows summer Arctic […]
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Sea otter that survived the Exxon Valdez spill dies at 23
She was the second to last otter survivor of the Exxon Valdez spill.
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This guy is so good at recycling he can turn trash into masterpieces
Bernard Pras, a French artist, uses discarded materials to recreate iconic images.
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Gorgeous, crazy-fast Australian train would go over 500 miles in two hours
Australia has plans to make a new really fast train. It's also really sexy. We wonder if we could get Paul Hogan to make out with us on it.
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Romney’s new farm platform is all about big business
Romney's latest white paper on agriculture and rural America says a lot about gutting taxes and regulation, but not so much about the farm bill, sustainable farming, or drought.
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Awesome art installation lets you control the weather
The "Rain Room," on display at the Barbican, is a torrential downpour you can walk through without getting wet.
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Sarah Palin is going to tell us how to eat like her
Sarah Palin is writing a diet book. It's about how her family eats lots of crap and manages to stay thin. We want one about how they are trashy and manage to stay famous.
