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The earliest large organisms on Earth were shapeshifters

Nifty trick.

One in five bots sharing fake news during France's presidential election were also involved in the United States'

Oh my, now isn't this a very strange coincidence?

Environment cuts massive rift between US and the rest of the world

The rift widens -- it's Trump vs the world.

Eco-friendly artificial spider silk mimics one of nature's strongest materials

The artificial spider silk is non-toxic and the manufacturing process is sustainable. 

Battery innovations might make electric cars cost-effective as early as 2022

Batteries are getting cheaper by the day.

In the US, climate change will disproportionately hurt the poor

Don't believe in climate change? Don't worry, you'll suffer just as well.

France will ban the sales of diesel and gasoline vehicles by 2040

Good job, France! *raises wine glass*

The lid stays shut on methane emissions despite Pruitt's wishes, Columbia Court of Appeals judges rule

A major blow for the Trump administration.

How bees might help smartphone cameras snap more natural-looking photos

They give us honey. Now, bees could offer the best Instagram photos.

Chinese pandas will slash over 2.74 tons of CO2 emissions in the next 25 yeas -- because they're solar plants

Best. Story. Ever.

Researchers quantify basic rules of ethics and morality, plan to copy them into smart cars, even AI

Be good, drive good.

Praying mantises hunt birds all over the world

Luckily, it's not so common.

The "eelevator" gives migrating eels a ride past obstacles

The lift to save eel lives.

Dinosaur extinction paved the way for an explosion of frog life

Move over dino. *Ribbit-Ribbit*

Bad beef: Despite pledge, Burger King continues to cause massive deforestation

It's up to us, the consumers, to make a difference.

Corrected satellite data shows 2.4 times faster warming than previously indicated

It also debunks one of climate deniers most cited argument.

India just planted 66 million trees in 12 hours

It's a stunning testament to India's environmental projects.

Angela Merkel, German Chancellor: ‘We cannot wait to act until the [climate] science has convinced every last doubter’

There's a big rift between the US and the rest of the world.

10 Incredibly beautiful and eco-friendly places to visit

Traveling and caring for the environment can go hand in hand!

Climate-change-induced heat will kill tens of thousands of Americans every year by 2090

Or as the experts call it, Chinese-hoax-induced heat.

Despite Trump, 7,400 cities vow to meet climate committments

Cities seem to have bigger ambitions than those of their countries.

New finding could help plants survive drastic droughts

With drought on the rise, this finding couldn't come at a better time.

Ravens remember the faces of people who duped them into unfair deals

Don't mess with ravens.

Urban birds use cigarette butts as chemical weapons against parasites

House finches use cigarette butts to ward off ticks. They do so on purpose.

Society will buckle under 2 billion climate-refugees by 2100 as rising oceans displace whole cities

The short of it keeps popping up in all kinds of studies: stop emissions!

World's largest wind turbine will be taller than the Empire State Building

In wind energy, bigger is almost always better.

Innovative approach blends solar energy and honey production for maximum sustainability

The sweet business idea of a Minessotta married couple.

Global sea levels rose 50% faster than two decades ago because of Greenland's melting ice sheet

The cost of non-action could be dramatic by the end of the century.

Coral reefs barely survived bleaching, will be gone within the century unless we act

And the world will be less without them.

Emmanuel Macron and the Terminator team up to "make the planet great again"

Better than the original slogan by a mile.

What are microplastics? Here's everything you need to know

They are everywhere!

Why do bird eggs come in so many different shapes ? Look to the wings, biologists say

The best predictor of long or pointy eggs is a bird’s flying ability.

Norway to Brazil: If you keep destroying the Amazon, we'll cut our $1bn funding

Brazil isn't respecting its part of the deal.

Schools in Turkey will stop teaching evolution

“We believe that these subjects are beyond their [students] comprehension,” said a senior Turkish bureaucrat at the Education Ministry.

Study documents accelerated climate change in Spanish mountains

Yet another piece of definitive evidence in the case of climate change.

For the first time in history, solar jobs outnumber coal jobs in Virginia

It's not even surprising -- renewable energy continues its spectacular advance.

Solar could supply up to 80% of domestic heating demand in northern latitude countries

Cold nights in Finland could be kept at bay with solar.

Snake fungal disease observed in Europe for the first time

Some pretty bad news for European snakes.

Where humans went, cats followed -- the story of cat domestication started 9,000 years ago

From Egypt's pyramids to Viking longboats, cats never left our side since we invented agriculture.

Louisiana's coastline is sinking much faster than anyone thought, new study finds

Things are much worse than we thought, and you'll never guess how climate change plays into this one.

Solar paint makes hydrogen fuel from solar energy and water vapor

Power from thin-ish air!

There will be no renegotiation of the Paris agreement, EU Parliament tells Trump

Uh-oh.

Fungal disease ravages American rattlesnakes

You may not like snakes, but they play an important role in ecosystems -- and they're in trouble.

Romania bans wild animals in circuses

A solid step, though much more needs to be done.

Trump administration eliminates new protection for endangered whales and turtles

It's not a good year for the environment.

Only half a degree of warming has more than doubled India's risk of fatal heat waves

The poor are disproportionately affected.

How many obese and overweight people are there in the world?

There's no sugar coating it -- this is massive.

All-new, natural microbeads could be the future of cosmetics

Science may come up with a brilliant solution -- but in the meantime, it's important to avoid microbeads.

Dogs and wolves share a sense of fairness

Don't mess with the wolf.

Baby bird trapped in stunning pristine condition inside 100-million-year-old amber

An extremely rare find.

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