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A bluefin tuna sells for record $1.76M in Tokyo
The price of the single bluefin tuna works out to a stunning $3,603 per pound.
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Whoops—'Cash for Clunkers' Actually Hurt the Environment
Back in 2009, President Obama’s “Cash for Clunkers” program was supposed to be a boon for the environment and the economy. During a limited time, consumers could trade in an old gas-guzzling used car for up to $4,500 cash back towards the purchase of a fuel-efficient new car.
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Loughareema, also known as the Vanishing Lake
When things mysteriously vanish in real life, sadly, there is always a scientific explanation behind it. And that includes Loughareema, the Vanishing Lake located on the coast road, a few miles from the town of Ballycastle, Ireland.
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Google invests $200 million in Texas wind farm
Google's big $200 million stake in the Spinning Spur wind farm is the company's 10th renewable energy investment since 2010.
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Beijing's air pollution reaches hazardous levels
Beijing's air pollution readings were dangerously high for the third day on Sunday.
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Ecuadorean tribe will 'die fighting' to defend rainforest
Kichwa villagers from Sani Isla vow to resist oil prospecting by state-backed company Petroamazonas at all costs.
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Study highlights the potential downside of natural gas
The burning of natural gas is unquestionably cleaner than the burning of coal, but excessive methane leaks at the well could completely counteract this.
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Nigeria's Illegal Oil Refineries
Reuters photographer Akintunde Akinleye recently gained rare access to an illegal oil refinery near the river Nun in Nigeria's oil state of Bayelsa. There, he was able to document the secret and dangerous practice of oil bunkering, where locals hack into oil pipelines, steal the crude oil, and refine or sell it abroad.
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Hong Kong's mounting food waste problem
Nestled among the granite peaks of eastern Hong Kong a new, man-made mountain is emerging.
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Wildfires Scorch Australia As Temperatures Reach Record Highs
The heat wave across Australia has spiked to unfathomable levels as the ominously-labeled “dome of heat” blankets the continent, sparking wildfires that have caused more than $60 million in damage and claimed more than 120 homes.
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Soldier Beetle munches a magnolia
Beetles are among the most ancient pollen carriers. This soldier beetle munches a magnolia, which emits both scent and heat as lures.
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A Sandy Red Haze Consumes Sydney, Australia
Sandstorms are rare and natural occurrences that develop when gusts of wind collect loose sand and dirt from dry land. Back in 2009, one of these natural phenomena took place in an unpredictable location: Sydney, Australia. Fairly quickly, the unsuspecting city was consumed by a yellowish-red sea of sand that filled the air in a magical glow.
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The World’s Most Amazing Trees
Spread among the billions of trees around the globe are a few special ones, especially worthy of attention.
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Why Greenland's Melting Could Be the Biggest Climate Disaster of All
Glaciologist Jason Box is racing to figure out just how rapidly we're pushing the 7 meters of sea rise level locked up in the Greenland ice sheet onto our shores.
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Cats killing 'billions of animals'
Cats are one of the top threats to US wildlife, killing billions of animals each year, a study suggests.
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Chinese Entrepreneur Offers Canned Designer Air To Citizens Suffering From Smog
It's a publicity stunt, but a good one. Chen Guangbiao wants to bring attention to China's air quality problem before it's too late.
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Natural Gas Vehicles Could Ease Energy Crisis
Fueling cars and trucks with natural gas may help reduce oil dependence even more than electric cars.
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Groundhog Day forecasts
It's Groundhog Day — the day millions of North Americans turn to weather prognosticating rodents in the hope they'll call for an early spring.
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Richard III dig: DNA confirms bones are king's
A skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park has been confirmed as that of English king Richard III.
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Paper Giant Pledges to Leave the Poor Rainforest Alone. Finally.
Asia Pulp & Paper—the notorious destroyer of pristine tiger and orangutan habitat—says it's changing its ways.
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