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In the world’s breadbasket, climate change feeds some worry

Farmers are adapting to climate change by planting during rainer points in the year, and making crop adjustments for humidity and temperatures. [...]

Astronaut snaps photo of Hurricane Katia from space

The Category 3 storm is expected to remain in the Atlantic Ocean, posing little threat to land areas. [...]

New photos show Apollo moon landing site in high resolution

Scientists think it’s unlikely that the flags planted on the moon during each Apollo mission have survived the years. [...]

2011 Solar Decathlon: First Light house

A contemporary take on the traditional ‘Kiwi bach,’ First Light house from Victoria University of Wellington is New Zealand’s inaugural entry into the Solar Decathlon … and by jingoes, it’s a beauty. [...]

What are carbon credits?

Learn how carbon credits are designed to mitigate emissions. Not everyone is convinced they will work. [...]

Ground Zero: Rising from the ashes

Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, the area around Ground Zero has become a trendy neighborhood with a growing population. [...]

Unity College’s deep green student ‘hausing’

Unity College students settle into TerraHaus, the sustainability-focused Maine institution’s new residence hall that’s built to stringent, super-efficient Passive House standards. [...]

Happy Feet the penguin begins long swim home to Antarctica

The celebrity penguin was released into the water from a New Zealand fisheries vessel Tabout 435 miles south of New Zealand’s South Island. [...]

Pacific shows climate change a reality

U.N. Secretary uses trip through the Pacific region to highlight the threat posed by climate change to ‘international peace and stability.’ [...]

Court denies stay of wolf hunts in Idaho, Montana

A U.S. appeals court refused to block wolf hunts planned in the states after an unprecedented act of Congress lifted federal protection of the animals. [...]