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Major Antarctic ice shelf expedition canceled

The Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf project seeks to get on-site measures of melting ice and cracks to better study climate change. [...]

NOAA predicts when tsunami debris will hit West Coast of U.S.

None of the debris is thought to be radioactive, since it washed into the ocean before the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima plant. [...]

EPA releases map of top greenhouse gas emitters in U.S.

Two Georgia power plants are top carbon dioxide emitters for 2010, according to new website that looks at greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities like power plants, refineries and landfills. [...]

Thrifting 101: How to find great furniture

You can find beautiful second-hand furniture for reasonable prices, if you know how (and where) to look. [...]

China helps pandas who aren’t born to be wild

Panda Valley will serve as a sort of ‘wildlife training’ for pandas, and they will slowly be integrated into wider wilderness areas. [...]

Occupy movement develops new strategies for 2012

As energy wanes and the weather becomes colder, the Occupy protesters look to new places and politics to spread their messages. [...]

Antibiotics for livestock vital to feed world

The World Organization for Animal Health called for action against antibiotics abuse in livestock, but said a ban would leave the world short of protein. [...]

Milky Way Galaxy may contain 160 billion planets

A six-year search that surveyed millions of stars concluded that planets around stars are the rule rather than the exception. [...]

World’s tiniest frogs found in Papua New Guinea

The 2 species of frog are smaller than a coin and are believed to be the smallest vertebrates on Earth. [...]

Phobos-Grunt may crash into Indian Ocean, Russians say

The failed Mars probe is expected to make its splash landing on Jan. 15. [...]