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Man eating nothing but Olive Garden speaks out: "I have not had one meal that was not just perfect"
Alan Martin explains to Salon why he has eaten more than 100 meals from the Olive Garden in the past six weeks
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Study: Climate change is messing with pollination
Warming temperatures are interfering with the relationship between bees and orchids, researchers say
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 9:39 PM UTC 0pollinators, Flowers, Agriculture
Harness lets dogs and humans communicate
The Cyber-Enhanced Working Dog could make search and rescue missions safer and more effective
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 9:30 PM UTC 0dogs, humans, communication
Giant new London café will serve literally nothing but cereal
I want to go to there VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 5:07 PM UTC 0Video, Cereal, London, restaurant
“Eaten Alive,” Discovery’s newest attempt at entertainment, crosses the line
"You have to go in head first" VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 4:01 PM UTC 0Video, eaten alive
The Netherlands is about to get the world’s first solar bike path
The road's built-in solar panels will generate enough electricity to power three houses
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 3:11 PM UTC 0Solar Power, bikes, solar panels
What exactly does Ebola do to your body?
A new video from design collective Kurzgesagt explains VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 2:42 PM UTC 0ebola, Video, immune system
“The Colbert Report’s” advice to Obama: Get super-high
"D.C. now stands for Dank Chronic" VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 2:30 PM UTC 0Video, The Colbert Report
Air pollution may be giving your child attention deficit disorder
Columbia University scientists studied 233 children born and raised in New York City
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 10:07 PM UTC 0Attention deficit
Overfishing is changing the future of sushi, according to master Jiro Ono
As demand for sushi grows, tuna supply is rapidly decreasing
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 9:11 PM UTC 0Another horrific tropical disease is making headway in the U.S.
Chagas disease is affecting a lot more Americans than we think, researchers say
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 7:37 PM UTC 0public health, tropical disease
Study explains why we would rather help one child than many
You're not a bad person ... probably
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 5:41 PM UTC 0Humanitarian aid, Science
Town in Texas becomes first to ban fracking
"It means we don't have to worry about what our kids are breathing at city playgrounds"
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 4:42 PM UTC 0Texas, denton, fracking
Big Soda’s multimillion-dollar defeat
Berkeley, California, passed the nation's very first soda tax
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 4:40 PM UTC 0soda tax, berkeley, San Francisco
This man is about to become one of America’s most powerful climate villains
Be afraid: James Inhofe, one of the Senate's most fervent climate deniers, is set to lead its environment committee
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014 3:12 PM UTC 0Sen. James Inhofe
Shell sponsors major climate change conference, gets ripped apart anyway
No good deed goes unpunished
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 9:55 PM UTC 0Shell, Climate Change
Guam legalizes medical marijuana
In an early election victory, 56 percent of voters supported legalization
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 9:05 PM UTC 0Medical Marijuana, Guam, Midterms
Report: Woman who blogged about son’s autism pushes him to his death
Jillian McCabe, 34, is being held on $750,000 bail VIDEO
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 9:00 PM UTC 0Video, jillian mccabe, Autism
Vatican official condemns Brittany Maynard’s death as an “absurdity”
"This woman [took her own life] thinking she would die with dignity, but this is the error"
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 7:57 PM UTC 0brittany maynard
Global warming’s early victims: Watch live as polar bears wait for sea ice to form
Ice on Canada's Hudson Bay is freezing later in the year, delaying the bears' annual migration VIDEO
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 7:23 PM UTC 0Video, polar bears, Sea Ice, Arctic
90-year-old Florida man faces jail time for feeding homeless
The city has also made it illegal to sleep in public places and beg for money at large intersections
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 5:46 PM UTC 0Homelessness, fort lauderdale
Born this way: Why people might be hardwired to become Republicans
In a study, Republicans were more grossed-out by disturbing images
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 4:15 PM UTC 0Politics, Democrat, Republican
WHO director condemns “profit-driven” pharmaceutical industry for failing to produce Ebola cure
"WHO has been trying to make this issue visible for ages. Now people can see for themselves."
Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 3:08 PM UTC 0World Health Organization
Over 400 million birds have disappeared from Europe
"This is a warning"
Monday, Nov 3, 2014 10:40 PM UTC 0Birds, Europe, habitat, destruction
This company is trying to make eating bugs sexy
"They're more eating a concept than they're eating insects"
Monday, Nov 3, 2014 9:10 PM UTC 0bugs, Climate Change
Attention, media: Stop giving this deceitful climate denier a platform
CNN invited Weather Channel co-founder John Coleman on air to share his conspiracy theories. It was a disaster VIDEO
Monday, Nov 3, 2014 6:03 PM UTC 0Video, climate change denialism
Work addiction is a real thing–and it’s not good for you
Workaholics experience worse health and greater work-life conflict
Monday, Nov 3, 2014 5:03 PM UTC 0work addiction, Workaholism
Could video games help improve schizophrenics’ lives?
Dr. Sophia Vinogradov thinks so
Monday, Nov 3, 2014 3:44 PM UTC 0Schizophrenia, cognition
The IPCC’s terrifying understatement: Drastic action needed to avoid climate catastrophe
The scariest part about the U.N. panel's new report is what it doesn't say
Monday, Nov 3, 2014 3:40 PM UTC 0IPCC, Climate Change
Brittany Maynard, advocate for assisted suicide, ends her own life
The 29-year-old suffered from stage IV brain cancer
Monday, Nov 3, 2014 2:43 PM UTC 0brittany maynard, aid-in-dying
When war comes to paradise: What it’s like to defend the planet’s most threatened park
More than 140 rangers have died protecting Virunga, Africa's oldest national park. Emmanuel de Merode explains why VIDEO
Sunday, Nov 2, 2014 7:00 PM UTC 0Video, Congo, Documentaries
The sounds of our lives suck! How to make cities better by ending the blight of noise
Bad sound is "as detrimental to quality of life as bad streetlights or poor sidewalks,” according to one expert
Sunday, Nov 2, 2014 3:00 PM UTC 0Dream City, Sound, Cities
Here are some zoo animals playing with pumpkins
Happy Halloween VIDEO
Friday, Oct 31, 2014 6:19 PM UTC 0Video, zoos, National zoo
Community Discussion: Is nuclear power green?
Nuclear power is on the rise again. Should we embrace it?
Friday, Oct 31, 2014 5:40 PM UTC 0sustainability
“Win ugly or lose pretty”: Secret tape reveals Big Oil’s sleazy P.R. pep talk
Lobbyist Rick Berman told oil and gas companies they can win over the public by playing dirty
Friday, Oct 31, 2014 3:47 PM UTC 0Richard Berman, Big Oil
