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Cover StoryHow a new battery revolution will change your lifeA new generation of super cells promises to reshape the future of energy.- Era of super batteries will bring new problemsBatteries will hasten the transition to the post-fossil-fuel age, but cause economic ripples around the world. Will lithium cartels replace oil cartels?
From 'fuzzy' nautilus to red colobus monkey: 'living fossils' recoveredThe rediscovery of the crusty nautilus in Papua New Guinea is one of several recent sighting's of animals thought to have disappeared forever.
First LookShark attack survivors to beachgoers: Keep calm and swim onA number of shark attack victims are shunning fear and the urge for revenge in favor of understanding and conservation.
First LookMercury in Grand Canyon's Colorado River: How did the toxin get there?Concentrations of mercury and selenium in Colorado River food webs of the Grand Canyon National Park regularly exceeded risk thresholds for fish and wildlife, a recent study showed.
How plants can ease hot temperatures in citiesThe presence of vegetation is an essential factor in limiting urban heating,聽according to a new study that analyzes urbanization impacts across the United States.
Why Cincinnati zoo is sending rare Sumatran rhino to IndonesiaCincinnati Zoo officials say an 8-year-old rhino is heading to Indonesia, where nearly all of the estimated 100 remaining Sumatran rhinos live.
Oil prices collapse: Will Arctic drilling survive the crash?Against a backdrop of oil prices below $50 a barrel, some聽Arctic drillers are handing back leases or allow them to expire, citing high risks and high costs.
First LookHow carbon credit scheme resulted in even more greenhouse gas emissionsA UN-backed carbon offsetting program enriched Russian and Ukrainian companies but made climate change worse, according to a new study.
The Big Melt: Why 2015 could be another low-ice year in the ArcticAn image captured aboard NASA's Aqua satellite shows large chunks of melting sea ice.
New Obama climate push: Let them make powerThe White House unveiled a package of energy initiatives Monday that emphasize an oft-overlooked component of the 21st-century energy shift: namely, that more and more everyday citizens are producing their own electricity.聽
First LookWhat's killing whales off Alaska's shores?The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that the deaths may be linked to a toxic algae bloom in the Pacific Ocean, which first appeared in May.
First LookThis massive glacier calf can be seen from spaceThe chunk of ice lost from the edge of Greenland's聽Jakobshavn聽glacier is nearly five square miles in area, which聽might be the biggest calving event on record.
First LookResearchers survey 'endless layer of garbage' in Pacific OceanA research expedition returned to San Francisco Sunday from a month-long reconnaissance mission that is part of a major effort to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
EPA knew of derelict gold mine's catastrophic 'blowout' risk'Conditions may exist that could result in a... release of large volumes of contaminated mine waters,' stated a 2014 EPA report on the inactive Gold King Mine, whose toxic waters befouled rivers in 3 states earlier this month.
Watch black bears beat the heat at N.J. pool partyWhat should humans do to keep bears or other wildlife from showing up in their backyard?聽
First LookHurricane Danny intensifies into Category 3: What does that mean?Danny is the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic Season, but calm storms seasons do sometimes include a major tempest.
How one group plans to save black rhinos from poachers in South AfricaAs rhino poaching in South Africa hits聽record levels, a conservation group is relocating some animals to a national park in Chad.
First LookWhy climate change is pushing Earth's boreal forests to 'tipping point'Boreal forests make up about 30 percent of the planet鈥檚 total forest area. Ecosystem scholars say that they are being threatened by warmer temperatures brought on by climate change.
Danny strengthens into Category 2 hurricane, no threat to land yetHurricane Danny's聽maximum sustained winds Friday morning had increased to near 105 mph, as it moves across the Atlantic.