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Ants basically invented the internet
Step aside, Al Gore. You, too, Tim Berners-Lee. Now we know who really invented the internet: ants. “Invented” is maybe not exactly right. It’s more like they independently discovered one […]
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Transit-obsessed dog hops train and travels 50 miles
Frankie the Jack Russell terrier settled on a window seat for his ride on the rush-hour commuter train.
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The Chesapeake Bay: Another possible casualty of this year’s farm bill
Will farm conservation in the nation's largest estuary be killed in this year's fraught farm bill negotiations? Farmers and green groups hope not.
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Pencil that sprouts into a plant will solve zero problems but is cool
The 12 people who still write with pencils will be excited about this Kickstarter, funding production of a pencil that sprouts into flowers or herbs when it gets too short […]
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Got a broken coral reef? Send in the tiny robots
Coral reefs are fragile. Their biggest enemies: storms and bottom-fishing. Their new best friend? Tiny robots. Yes, robots are now good for more than speaking in a monotone and repeating […]
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Albany Action a Big Boost to No-Fracking Movement
Upwards of 2,000 people attended the Don’t Frack New York demonstration yesterday, Monday, August 27 in Albany, N.Y. That’s a lot of people on a work day in the last […]
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Seven years after Katrina, Gulf Coast rail could return bigger than before
Amtrak suspended portions of its Sunset Limited route after Hurricane Katrina washed away swaths of rail. Now mayors from New Orleans to Florida want to bring back more trains than before.
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Now your dank, squalid Man Cave can smell like a national park
This product may be a perfect metaphor for the modern condition: It’s an air freshener that will fill your TV room with chemical compounds that mimic the scent of the […]
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This newly discovered fish has its genitals on its head
In the category of “hats you probably shouldn’t wear to the Royal Wedding,” Phallostethus cuulong — a new species of fish discovered in Vietnam — has its genitalia on its head. I […]
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China’s brand-new baby panda is the result of actual panda sex
Fans of (slightly weird) adorableness are having a good week, as a panda named Yuan Yuan at Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base in southwest China gave birth to […]
