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On February 17 former Chicago Bears football player Dave Duerson killed himself with a gun shot to the chest. [More]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three large explosions from the Sun over the past few days have prompted U.S.

By Karen Brooks HOUSTON (Reuters) - An unrelenting heat wave continued across the southern United States on Saturday, promising more of the triple-digit temperatures that have roasted the region for weeks.

The threat of a “double dip” back into an economic recession looms, but if this comes to pass, the reasons would be much different from the body blow the U.S. [More]

By Amy Maxmen of Nature magazine Some patients with Lyme disease still show symptoms long after their treatment has finished. [More]

By Amanda Mascarelli of Nature magazine Three coastal-restoration projects intended to rescue Louisiana's rapidly shrinking wetlands have failed to restore marsh during the past two decades. Instead, the schemes -- which involve diverting fresh water from the Mississippi River in the hope of carrying sediment to marshes and aiding plant life -- have made these regions more vulnerable to hurricanes, according to the authors of a study published by Geophysical Research Letters . Louisiana's coastal wetlands are up against a host of natural and anthropogenic factors

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It’s tough to beat watching a spaceship lift off. But for us audio fans, there’s another sequence during launch preparation that’s awfully compelling

Third in a three-part series . KANGERLUSSUAQ, Greenland--In her knitted ski hat, parka and hiking boots,

* Polar bear kills 17-year-old camper on Arctic island * Four injured as bear bursts in on school group tent camp [More]

By Gerard Wynn and Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Carbon offsets neared all-time lows Friday, confirming their status as the world's worst performing commodity, as slumping demand meets rising supply of the U.N. instrument traded under the Kyoto Protocol.

By David Fogarty SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Creating crops with deeper roots could soak up much more carbon dioxide from the air, help mankind fight global warming and lead to more drought-tolerant varieties, a British scientist says in a study. [More]

Dear EarthTalk : As I understand it, “debt-for-nature swaps” are arrangements by which countries can erase debt by preserving land.

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The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson.