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J Schatz’s very un-ho-hum hummingbird feeders

With their bold colors and modern look, J Schatz’s new line of handmade stoneware hummingbird feeders are designed to attract the fluttering, nectar-drinking masses to your backyard. [...]

All 50 states saw record high temperatures in July

Even Alaska hit 97 degrees last month. [...]

Spiders love sweaty-sock smell, research finds

Mosquitoes are apparently attracted to smelly socks — and so are spider predators of those mosquitoes. [...]

7 shark cage diving hot spots

If you’re brave (or crazy) enough to want to meet a great white, mako or other big shark in its own environment, plenty of diving operators are ready to oblige. [...]

New York City as seen from space

Astronauts on board the International Space Station have a 7-window view from which to look down and see the Earth. [...]

5 deaths from Joplin tornado linked to fungal infection

The May 22 twister killed 160 people, but injuries sustained from wood splinters triggered a rare fungal infection that killed 5 of them. [...]

Robot seals help Japan’s tsunami victims cope with stress, fear

For some elderly survivors of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, comfort comes in the form of a small white robotic seal named Paro. [...]

Clean energy may be hurt by debt deal

With budget cuts come consequences. It looks like the emerging clean energy industry could take a big hit. [...]

Asteroid Vesta: NASA snaps amazing new photo of asteroid

Photographs will allow scientists to understand asteroid’s ‘interior processes better.’ [...]

Lobster mini-season reels in hunters despite dangers

Lobster hunters face fines if they capture too many lobsters, or lobsters that are too small. [...]