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U.S. Monthly Crude Oil Production Hits 20-Year High
New numbers from the U.S. government confirm that the country's shale oil boom is going strong.
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Shell Suspends Arctic Drilling Plan for 2013
The troubles that roiled Shell’s rig, the Kulluk, off the coast of Alaska this past winter will reverberate through the summer.
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Invasion of the Trout Aliens
In the Great Smoky Mountains, the natives have returned.
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Geminid Meteor Shower Timelapse
This dreamy sequence shows celestial beauty above the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Rio Grande Is Rio Poco
The once mighty river winds through Big Bend.
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Tesla's Musk Makes Promise to Department of Energy
At the ARPA-E summit Tuesday, the CEO of Tesla joked about his battle with The New York Times and made an announcement about Tesla's loan from the DOE.
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Focusing on Facts in the Debate Over Renewables
In the debate over climate and energy, beliefs sometimes get confused with facts.
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Poll: How Has Fracking Changed Our Future?
Has fracking changed our energy future for the better, or for the worse? Read viewpoints on both sides and vote in the poll.
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It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to a Pet
The author thought that when the time came he'd simply put his cat "to sleep." He never imagined how heartbreaking it would be.
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Opinion: Dogs Domesticated Us
Early humans didn't adopt wolves to help them hunt, argue scientists. Instead, wolves made the first move toward friendship.
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Superfast Black Hole Observed
A superfast black hole appears to be pushing the ultimate speed limit of the universe, a new study says.
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Past Visions of Mars's Future
Aliens, swords, and spacesuits feature among sometimes unearthly illustrations of what people once thought about life on Mars.
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Rare Photos of Giant Armadillos
Brazilian researchers recently captured the first-ever pictures of a baby giant armadillo.
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100 Million Sharks Killed a Year
A new study outlines challenges for marine conservation.
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Rats 'Communicate' Across Continents
Two rats—one in Brazil and another in the USA—are linked in real-time by implants in the same part of their brains.
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Another Bad Stinkbug Year?
With Asian stinkbugs threatening to devour more crops this year, the U.S. Agriculture Department is hunting for solutions.
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Mars Rover Curiosity Malfunctions
One of Curiosity's two onboard computers became corrupted this week.
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Fossil Pee Reveals Climate Change
Ancient urine of a rabbit-like critter is revealing how Earth's climate changed thousands of years ago.
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- U.S. Monthly Crude Oil Production Hits 20-Year High
- Shell Suspends Arctic Drilling Plan for 2013
- Shale Gas and Tight Oil: Boom? Bust? Or Just a Petering Out?
- Tesla’s Musk Promises to Halve Loan Payback Time to DOE, Jokes About ‘Times’ Feud
- Focusing on Facts: Can We Get All of Our Energy From Renewables?
